Inspection Report

Emergency Closure InspectionDBPR disposition: Emergency order recommended
Florida DBPR Inspection Report
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CHEF RAYON

14913 NORTH FLORIDA AVE · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33613

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateMarch 5, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionEmergency order recommended
Resultfacility_temporarily_closed
Inspection number1291071
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8709783
DBPR license3952961

Emergency Closure Summary

ClosedMarch 5, 2025 4:44 PM
StatusReopened after callback/compliance
ReopenedMarch 6, 2025 3:22 PM
Record basisDBPR weekly closure extract
Closure conditionNo potable water

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
2 High Priority2 Intermediate0 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical4 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

4 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 2

#1High Priority27-12-4

High Priority – Establishment operating with no potable running water on demand. Handwash sink and 3 compartment sink in MFDV takes 3-4 minutes to start flowing. Operator has to manually hit pump to have water to start flowing. Per operator part for pump was ordered and but was wrong size. New part comes Thursday. Once water is shut off at faucet it will not turn back on without having to hit pump again.

#2High Priority35A-02-7

High Priority – Live, small flying insects found 4 flies flying around MFDV. Operator eliminated and cleaned at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Intermediate 2

#3Intermediate22-02-4

Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards in kitchen.

#4Intermediate51-16-7

Intermediate – No plan review submitted and approved – renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Operator 2 large grills outside chained to food truck. White chest freezer and metal reach in cooler are located in enclosed porch area.

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 2:40 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
1 observation(s)
Category 27 · Safe water source and hot/cold water under pressure
1 observation(s)
Category 35 · Pest control / insects / rodents / animals / outer openings
1 observation(s)
Category 51 · Other sanitary and safe-operation conditions
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.