CHINA LATINA
3715 E BUSCH BLVD · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33612
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
14 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
14-31-5High Priority – Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Pork in grocery bag in chest freezer. **Repeat Violation**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken over cooked pork in chest freezer, employee removed at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Chicken 87 F on counter.
Basic 11
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowls with no handle in flour and sugar. **Repeat Violation**
14-71-4Basic – Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Tape on reach in cooler door handle. **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on chest freezer, phone removed at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Multiple food items on floor in walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
10-06-5Basic – In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Tongs handle in raw chicken in reach in cooler.
10-07-4Basic – In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Rice spoon in standing water, operator emptied water at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
42-03-5Basic – Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles. Tools above microwave on cook line.
42-01-4Basic – Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth on prep table. Operator placed in sanitizer bucket at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
21-07-4Basic – Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer bucket tested 10 ppm chlorine, operator remade tested 50 ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Containers of flour not labeled, operator labeled at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 18, 2026 12:13 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.