Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
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HOTCHIX

5208 N 22 ST STE B · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33610

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateJuly 29, 2024
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3480840
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8791837
DBPR license3917959

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
2 High Priority3 Intermediate5 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical10 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 2

#6High Priority50-17-3

High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#7High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Buttermilk sitting at room temperature at 72 F for chicken batter across from fryers. Discussed with operators to use Time as a Public Health Control Form or cold holding under 41 F. **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken

Intermediate 3

#8Intermediate02C-03-5

Intermediate – Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Milk in Reach-In-Cooler

#9Intermediate11-27-4

Intermediate – Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#10Intermediate43-08-4

Intermediate – Unnecessary persons in the food preparation, food storage, or warewashing area. Observed child in front of kitchen eating and going in and out of kitchen. Discussed with manager violation.

Basic 5

#1Basic14-09-4

Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.

#2Basic08B-49-4

Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#3Basic51-13-4

Basic – No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.

#4Basic12B-13-4

Basic – Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers.

#5Basic25-05-4

Basic – Single-service articles improperly stored. Single service items in boxes on floor in front kitchen area.

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 1, 2026 2:23 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
1 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
1 observation(s)
Category 11 · Employee health knowledge / ill employees
1 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
1 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
1 observation(s)
Category 25 · Single-service and single-use items
1 observation(s)
Category 43 · Separation from living/private areas and restricted kitchen access
1 observation(s)
Category 50 · Current license displayed
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.