GIO'S CUBAN CAFE
411 S MACDILL AVE · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33609
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 1
08A-11-5High Priority – Raw animal food stored over canned/bottled drinks. Observed raw shell eggs stored over bottled drinks in triple door reach in cooler in kitchen near the dish machine during inspection
Intermediate 1
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 hotel pans of sliced ham and cheese in walking not date marked at time of inspection
Basic 7
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed clear plastic bowl in bulk seasoning bucket by back door at time of inspection
51-11-4Basic – Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Observed Co2 tanks stored in storage area not all secured at time of inspection.
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee bottled water on clean plate table next to door to front counter in kitchen at time of inspection
08B-49-4Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Observed silver togo bag of employee food stored on shelf in walk in next to food for customers. Employee moved food during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
10-01-5Basic – In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Observed scoop handle in sugar at time of inspection
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. – Hand wash sink on front line lacks hand wash signage – Hand wash sink in kitchen next to walk in cooler door lacks hand wash signage
25-05-4Basic – Single-service articles improperly stored. Observed case of styrofoam food containers stored on floor in dry storage at time of inspection
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 26, 2026 12:29 PM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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.