HAPPY FISH PERUVIAN FUSION
4046 N ARMENIA AVE, TAMPA, FL 33607
License #3906272
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Failing Health Score
How is this score calculated? →HAPPY FISH PERUVIAN FUSION in TAMPA currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 65.1 out of 100 — an F grade — a serious pattern of repeat or critical violations. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on April 14, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 17 total violations — 8 critical, 4 major, 5 minor.
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What stands out in this inspection history
The latest inspection on April 14, 2026 shows 12 observation rows: 6 critical, 3 major, and 3 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
- [02C-02-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked white rice and rotisserie chicken in walk-in cooler.
- [13-03-4] Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. 2 employees working at cook line.
- [31A-11-4] Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Employee filled water container in handwash sink at wait station.
- [29-42-4] Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.
- [12B-13-4] Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee drink stored on shelf over food items in walk-in cooler. Operator removed drink.
- [41-07-4] Container of medicine improperly stored. A bottle of pain killers stored in an unused microwave over prep tables in kitchen. Operator removed medicine.
- [22-42-4] Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Tested 0ppm. Operator remade sanitizer, tested 100ppm.
- [53B-14-5] Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
- [14-31-5] Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Rotisserie chicken stored in grocery bags stored in walk-in cooler.
- [03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Single door sandwich prep cooler at cook line Cold Holding: raw shrimp 61 F, raw calamari 63 F, mussels 61 F, raw beef 63 F. Operator states that all food items was stored in walk-in cooler over night and just placed in the reach-in cooler around 11am. Operator moved items to reach-in freezer for rapid cool. Re temped: raw shrimp 40 F, raw calamari 42 F, mussels 36 F, raw beef 43 F.
- [08A-20-5] Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken stored over raw fish and raw squid in large reach-in cooler in kitchen.
- [22-20-5] Accumulation of pink/green mold-like slimy substance in the interior of the ice machine.
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