MAX'S CAFE

Name: MAX'S CAFE
Address: 3802 W MARTIN LUTHER KING BLVD, TAMPA, FL, 33614, US
Rating: 92

3802 W MARTIN LUTHER KING BLVD, TAMPA, FL 33614

License #3911112

☕ Café/Breakfast ℹ️ Categories are auto-assigned based on restaurant names and may not be 100% accurate

92 Grade B / 100

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MAX'S CAFE in TAMPA currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 92 out of 100 — a B grade — generally clean with some minor or moderate violations on record. This restaurant has one inspection on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on March 3, 2026. Across those visits, DBPR recorded 13 total findings; InspectFL has detailed violation rows for 11 of them so far.

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The latest inspection on March 3, 2026 shows 11 observation rows: 2 critical, 1 major, and 8 minor.

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DBPR

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Inspection timeline

Inspection History

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Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[25-05-4] Single-service articles improperly stored. Observed being stored on the floor near the dish drying rack.
[41-10-4] Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed cleaning solutions being stored next to ready to eat condiments.
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Observed three soda bib cases being stored on the floor.
[13-04-4] Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed an employee with a beard with no beard guard.
[36-02-5] Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Observed unsealed floors in the kitchen dish washing area, walk in cooler and the floors peeling in the kitchen cook line.
[12B-13-4] Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Observed an open beverage can in the reach in cooler with food being used to sell to the public.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed soiled/stained cutting boards on the clean dish rack.
[24-08-4] Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Observed wet stacked containers on the drying rack in the dish washing area.
[51-11-4] Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Observed 2 Co tanks no secured near the soda bibs.
[14-01-5] Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed a bowl with no handle being used as a scoop in the bulk container bins.
[29-42-4] Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Observed a splitter on the mop sink with no vacuum breaker.

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