Latest Violations
Florida restaurant inspection violations, sorted by most recent. Grouped by restaurant.
All data sourced from the Florida DBPR. The InspectFL Health Score is our own calculation — not an official government rating. Visit our food safety page to learn how violations affect your health, or view the official inspection report at myfloridalicense.com.
618 SE US HWY 19, CRYSTAL RIVER · Citrus County
- Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. All ice in machine and bins at bar and soda dispenser
- Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw ground beef stored over raw pork in walk in cooler. Manager corrected shelves.
- Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Blue chemical in spray bottle at host stand
- 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. Randy expired in May 2026
- Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Pans on dish rack, Operator separated pans to properly air dry.
- +3 more violations →
3073 ANDERSON SNOW RD, SPRING HILL · Hernando County
- No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Quaternary test strips.
- Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
- Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. 2 bottles not labeled.
- Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. The fan guard in the walk in cooler is soiled with dust.
3452 DELTONA BLVD, SPRING HILL · Hernando County
- No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Two reach in freezer, refrigerator, ice machine and dry storage racks in the storage room.
- Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. The ceiling in the dry storage room. The operator is now doing food preparation in the room.
115 W TYLER ST, TAMPA · Hillsborough County
- No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
8465 W HILLSBOROUGH AVE, TAMPA · Hillsborough County
- No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Located at front service counter. Manager provided paper towels at time of inspection.
- Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Soiled built-up on door handles to thawing unit in back kitchen area.
308 W BRANDON BLVD, BRANDON · Hillsborough County
- Time/temperature control for safety food reheated for hot holding not reaching 165 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 seconds within 2 hours. Reheating chili 153-170 F temped at 10:10. Employee stated started reheating at 8:07. Placed immediately in microwave to reheat to 165. employee reheated 184.
- Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Three compartment sink 0ppm, employee remade quaternary ammonium 200ppm
- Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior lid on ice machine
- Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook
- Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on reach in coolers under prep line soiled
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232 N DALE MABRY, TAMPA · Hillsborough County
- Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed pan raw shell eggs stored over prepared mozzarella cheese sticks in reach in cooler at time of inspection
- Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/
- Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. Tags not marked with last date served at time of inspection
- Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed stained cutting boards in kitchen at time of inspection
- Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Observed wet nesting on stacked food containers stored on green shelves in kitchen
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7410 N NEBRASKA AVE, TAMPA · Hillsborough County
- Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Cold holding: cooked pasta 60 F, cooked lasagna 53 F, cooked cabbage 50 F, cooked gravy 48 F, cooked potatoes 55 F, per operator all items have been in walk in cooler over night and is unaware when items went out of temperature.
- Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cold holding: cooked pasta 60 F, cooked lasagna 53 F, cooked cabbage 50 F, cooked gravy 48 F, cooked potatoes 55 F, per operator all items have been in walk in cooler over night and is unaware when items went out of temperature.
- Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked beef and multiple items in reach in cooler.
- Probe thermometer not used to ensure proper food temperatures.
- No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Chlorine.
- +10 more violations →
1601 W BAKER ST, PLANT CITY · Hillsborough County
- Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap. At front counter hand sink by coffee station
- Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Floor by back prep table across from dish machine.
- Equipment and utensils rinsed after the application of the sanitizer solution. Observed employee rinse out yellow bottle and lid after being cleaned in dish washer.
2006 W REYNOLDS ST STE 1, PLANT CITY · Hillsborough County
- Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information. Missing date of births on certificates.
- Ice buildup in reach-in freezer by kitchen entrance.
- No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Cook line or prep room hand sinks
2819 S MACDILL AVE, TAMPA · Hillsborough County
- Live, small flying insects found. 1 live fly observed in ware washing area. Discussed with operator.
- Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Quat in sanitizer bucket tested at 500 ppm. Discussed with operator.
- Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Needs vac breaker on splitter. Operator had one and installed it.
- Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Larger prep reach in cooler in kitchen. Butter 52F, White shredded cheese 52. Smaller prep reach in cooler in kitchen. cut tomatoes 53F held too high in cooler. Operator stated that these items were in the reach in cooler since yesterday. See stop sale
- Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Larger prep reach in cooler in kitchen. Butter 52F, White shredded cheese 52. Smaller prep reach in cooler in kitchen. cut tomatoes 53F held too high in cooler. Operator stated that these items were in the reach in cooler since yesterday.
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13910 W HILLSBOROUGH AVE, TAMPA · Hillsborough County
- Dish machine not yet fixed due to conflicting schedules with maintenance repair man. An "Out of order" sign has been posted to the dish machine. The three compartment sink is set up for sanitizing. Chlorine inside the three compartment sink is tested at 50 PPM and will used for all future sanitizing of food contact equipment until dish machine can be repaired.
- Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of soda gun nozzles at bar area are soiled. Multiple boards inside establishment are soiled.
- Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. No original certificates for all employees.
- Accumulation of black mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
8448 N 56 ST, TEMPLE TERRACE · Hillsborough County
- Live, small flying insects found. Observed 3 flying insects in the bar area near the kitchen. ( not being used during inspection)
- Rodent activity present as evidenced by approximately 20 rodent droppings found on the shelf in the dry storage area near the kitchen back exit. Employee clean and sanitized area.
- Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed the handwashing sink in the outdoor bar area being used to hold strainers.
- Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed the interior of the soda gun dispenser being heavily soiled with a black mold like substance in the outside bar area.
- Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense ice in both bars.
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202 N MORGAN ST, TAMPA · Hillsborough County
- Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Employee putting dishes on shelf that are not properly sanitized.
- Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Tested 2 times below 50-100ppm employees will use the three compartment sink to sanitize dishes.
- Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Multiple boards on cooks line manager moved
- Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Hand washing sink at the inside bar
3742 W LAMBRIGHT ST, TAMPA · Hillsborough County
- Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed several stained cutting boards on the prep table and flip top unit.
5621 E FOWLER AVE, TAMPA · Hillsborough County
- No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device or soap provided at handwash sink near oven closet to the bar.
- Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable on flip top unit.
- Soiled dry wiping cloth in use on flip top units.
- Food stored on floor in walk in cooler. Employee corrected storage.
8404 W HILLSBOROUGH AVE, TAMPA · Hillsborough County
- Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink splitter. Operator claims employees do not wish to add a vacuum breaker to the splitter because when a splitter is added, water does not come out of either hose.
- Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Multiple cutting boards inside kitchen are soiled.
513 S FLORIDA AVE, TAMPA · Hillsborough County
- Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Above 200-400ppm manager began adding water still tested at 500ppm
- Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Ambient air temperature 60F Cold holding: milk 51F butter 52F cream mix 52F employee moved to walk in cooler milk 43F cream mix 43F unable to find butter
- Food stored on floor. Case of shorting on cooks line manager moved from floor
304 E DAVIS BLVD #A, TAMPA · Hillsborough County
- Equipment in poor repair. Left side of the garbage lid is broken unable to close
- Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Bar beer cooler kegs outside of the door side.
- Single-service articles improperly stored. Boxes of Togo cups on floor in back kitchen Restaurant single service items stored on a shelf in employee restroom.
- Missing drain plug at dumpster.
- Hole in or other damage to wall. Hole in wall behind mop sink. Kitchen walls in despair that intercede in between prep area and cooks line.
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533 S HOWARD AVE, TAMPA · Hillsborough County
- Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. -Vac breaker was installed before splitter. Operator misunderstood. Needs to be moved to after splitter. Discussed with operator.
- Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -Self serve soda machine has black slimy substance inside nozzles.
- No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. -Discussed with operator. They are already ordering training books.
- Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
- Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. -3 compartment sink has leaking faucet. Work order has been issued for repair.
- +4 more violations →
2705 MARTIN L KING BLVD STE-F, TAMPA · Hillsborough County
- Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave in kitchen.
- Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on prep table in kitchen.
117 HARBOR VILLAGE LN, APOLLO BEACH · Hillsborough County
- 1 fly near buffet bar, removed and sanitized.
- 5 live roaches above 3 compartment sink.
- Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards in kitchen.
- Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled with yellow liquid at dish machine.
- 2 dead roaches above 3 compartment sink.
6742 MEMORIAL HWY, TOWN N COUNTRY · Hillsborough County
- Call back not yet due until 10/14/2026.
- Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Multiple cutting boards inside establishment are soiled.
- No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Operator unable to locate food handler certificates.
- No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. No ambient thermometer inside the pizza make station.
6719 N NEBRASKA AVE STE A, TAMPA · Hillsborough County
- Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef over pepper jack cheese in reach in cooler.
- Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked macaroni and multiple items in reach in cooler.
- Establishment not maintaining clam/mussel/oyster tags for 90 days. Oyster tags.
- No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
- Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Trash bags in Handwash sink in kitchen. Pans in Handwash sink in kitchen. Employees removed.
- +3 more violations →
2121 W KENNEDY, TAMPA · Hillsborough County
- Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards in kitchen.
- Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Multiple employee drinks on dry storage food shelves over tortillas and cookies in kitchen. Manager removed.
10117 ADAMO DR, TAMPA · Hillsborough County
- 4 live flies near hand wash sink on cook line. Manager removed and sanitized 3 flies
- Missing drain plug at dumpster.
5006 E FOWLER AVE, TAMPA · Hillsborough County
- Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed stained cutting board on make line in front service area. Manager has an extra cutting board in office and was able to show it during inspection. Manager will replace cutting board.
- No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees in male restroom. Manager created sign and posted it.