RICK'S ON THE RIVER
2305 N WILLOW ST · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33607
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
21 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed cook remove gloves and put on new gloves without washing his hands observed cook touch face and hair with gloves hands without removing gloves and washing hands during inspection **Warning**
12A-25-4High Priority – Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed cook touch face and hair with gloves hands without removing gloves and washing hands during inspection **Warning**
08A-04-5High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Observed raw fish stored over unwashed vegetables in walk-in cooler at time of inspection **Warning**
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Observed portioned corned beef stored on line that was spoiled. Operator decided dispose of during inspection. See stop sale **Warning**
29-42-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Observed hose splitter on mop sink without vacuum breaker added at time of inspection **Warning**
Intermediate 3
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed: – Can opener soiled with food debris at time of inspection – Cutting boards stained on cooks line at time of inspection **Warning**
11-26-1Intermediate – No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. **Warning**
53B-05-5Intermediate – Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. All cooks food handler training expired at time of inspection **Warning**
Basic 13
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of ice machine has a dead front inside it. **Warning**
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. Observed salmon and mahi thawed in manufacture packaging that states to remove from package before thawing. See stop sale **Warning**
14-71-4Basic – Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Observed reach in cooler door handle repaired with silver duct tape at time of inspection **Warning**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. – Gaskets on small reach in cooler torn at time of inspection – Door to walk in freezer rusted at bottom exposing door insulation at time of inspection **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Observed French fries stored on floor of cooks line at time of inspection. Case of food stored on walk in freezer floor at time of inspection **Warning**
10-17-4Basic – In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knife stored between reach in cooler and food preparation table on cooks line. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed tongs stored on oven handles during inspection **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. – Shelves soiled on cooks line with old grease at time of inspection. – Gaskets on reach in coolers soiled at time of inspection Hood filters have buildup of grease. **Warning**
12B-13-4Basic – Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. The employee drink stored inside walk in cooler. **Warning**
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Observed standing water in two reach in coolers on cooks line at time of inspection **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-17-4Basic – Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Observed rust on shelves in walk in cooler during inspection **Warning**
29-11-4Basic – Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Observed leaking drain pipe under bar triple sink at time of inspection. **Warning**
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed wash cloths stored on tables during inspection. Operator moved cloths to sanitizer bucket during inspection **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 23, 2026 1:13 PM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 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.