SMILES CATERING/LOS GRINGOS
2922 W TAMPA BAY BLVD · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33607
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
16 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
22-42-4High Priority – Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Sanitizer tested at 10ppm at 3-comp sink Observed employee discard, refill, and test at 50ppm **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
41-07-4High Priority – Container of medicine improperly stored. Observed medicine store with sugar on shelf under front counter Corrected -observed employee remove **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee place gloves on hands without hand washing , operator was completing office work, then went directly to preparing food on cookline. Inspector explained proper hand washing and gloves use and suggested to operator to wash hands **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw beef stored over chicken salad in reachin cooler **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed ham (48F – Cold Holding) in True reachin cooler on cookline Observed ham (44 – Cold Holding)in reach in cooler in dish area observed employee place in walkin cooler Observed raw beef (45 – Cold Holding) in reachin cooler in dish area Observed pasta salad (47 – Cold Holding) in reachin cooler in dish area Observed pooled eggs (48 – Cold Holding) in reachin cooler in dish area Observed milk (56F – Cold Holding); milk (60F – Cold Holding); butter (70F – Cold Holding) on front counter Employee placed in ice bath **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 4
02C-03-5Intermediate – Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Observed sliced cheese with no date mark in walk-in cooler **Warning**
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener with rust build up under prep table on service line Observed employee place in dish pit to be cleaned **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed mixer equipment stored inside handsink on cookline Corrected -observed employee remove **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed hand sink used as a dump sink on service line **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Basic 7
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed portion cup stored in flour **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Speaker and light machine stored over clean equipment on cookline Corrected -observed employee remove **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08B-47-4Basic – Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Observed a box of potato puzzles stored on floor in walk-in freezer Corrected -observed employee place on shelf **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice buildup along door frame of walk-in freezer Observed ice buildup in chest freezer on cookline **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
21-04-4Basic – In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Observed wet wiping cloth stored under cutting board on cookline Corrected-observed employee remove **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
16-46-4Basic – Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Observed old label on a condiment bottle in shelf under grill top Corrected observed employee remove old label **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12B-13-4Basic – Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Observed employee drink stored inside walk-in cooler Observed employee place in a container labeled employee food only and placed on bottom shelf **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 4, 2026 1:39 PM.
Violation category totals
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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.