RESTAURANTE LA CASCADA INC
5004 N ARMENIA AVE · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33603
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
9 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
09-01-4High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed employee touch cooked chicken with bare hands.
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Salsa 47 F- retemp 39 F, beef 47 F- retemp 40 F, chicken 47 F- retemp 39 F in walk in cooler. Operator placed items on ice. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 3
11-27-4Intermediate – Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Sent to operator at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board.
11-26-1Intermediate – No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Employees signed at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 4
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board.
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee bag on container of beans.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Water and soda bottles on floor at bar.
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth on prep table, operator removed at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 4, 2026 1:24 PM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.