Inspection Report

Emergency Closure InspectionDBPR disposition: Emergency order recommended
Florida DBPR Inspection Report
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BURGER KING #996

2506 W MARTIN LUTHER KING BLVD · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33607

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateDecember 6, 2024
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionEmergency order recommended
Resultfacility_temporarily_closed
Inspection number3473407
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8784404
DBPR license3912716

Emergency Closure Summary

ClosedDecember 6, 2024 12:35 PM
StatusReopened after callback/compliance
ReopenedDecember 6, 2024 12:35 PM
Record basisDBPR weekly closure extract
Closure conditionRoach & rodent activity

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
3 High Priority0 Intermediate3 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical6 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 3

#4High Priority35A-05-4

High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 1 live roach on floor under burger bun cart adjacent to water heater **Warning**

Warning
#5High Priority35A-04-4

High Priority – Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. 2 rodent droppings along floor behind ice machine. Employee discarded, cleaned, and sanitized area. Observed bag of burger bread buns with rodent chew marks and a burger bread bun with rodent chew marks **Warning** **Warning**

Warning
#6High Priority01B-13-4

High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Observed bag of burger bread buns with rodent chew marks and a burger bread bun with rodent chew marks **Warning**

WarningStop Sale

Basic 3

#1Basic35A-03-4

Basic – Dead roaches on premises. 7 dead roaches along floor under burger buns adjacent to water heater. 3 dead along floor under dry storage shelves adjacent to manager office. Employee discarded, cleaned, and sanitized area **Warning**

Warning
#2Basic40-06-5

Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee bag stored on prep table in back kitchen Employee removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#3Basic13-03-4

Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee preparing food with no hair restraint **Warning**

Warning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 2:55 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 1 · Approved food source
1 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
1 observation(s)
Category 35 · Pest control / insects / rodents / animals / outer openings
3 observation(s)
Category 40 · Employee personal belongings
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.