CARMINE'S 7TH AVENUE
1802 7 AVE · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 336053808
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
17 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Manager touched phone then touched hard boiled eggs without washing hands.
12A-13-4High Priority – Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Dishwasher touched dirty to clean dishes. Discussed with employee and operator proper hand washing procedures.
35A-02-7High Priority – Live, small flying insects found 5 live flies flying around dry storage room and landing. 1 live fly on mincer in kitchen. 1 live flying around bar.
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. **Admin Complaint**
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. 9 pieces of Ahi Tuna thawing in vacuum seal bag in reach in cooler on cooks line.
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Hot holding: butter 76 F, onions 114 F, retemped 174 F, marinara 114-136 F, Manager reheated onions at time of inspection 170 F, **Corrective Action Taken**
Intermediate 2
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards stained and has hair on cooks line. Slicer in kitchen.
02B-01-5Intermediate – Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Seared Ahi tuna.
Basic 9
06-09-1Basic – Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. 9 pieces of Ahi Tuna thawing in vacuum seal bag in reach in cooler on cooks line.
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on shelf over pitchers in bar area.
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee purse on ginger beer at bar. Employee removed. **Repeat Violation**
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
14-38-4Basic – Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Cracked lids of rice and flour container. Cuban container. Gaskets in reach in coolers.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Oil on floor in dry storage area.
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Outside bar.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets reach in cooler .
29-03-4Basic – Water draining onto floor surface. Employee pulled silverware drain bucket by floor drain. Operator has employee clean and sanitized area. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 11, 2026 12:17 PM.
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.