BELLA ROMA
10970 CROSS CREEK BLVD, Tampa FL 33647 · 813-278-8020
Last inspected Aug 14, 2026 · 6 visits since October 2023
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5 inspections trending up, 15 points better than where it started.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Aug 14, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 2 findings
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Togo containers not inverted reach in pull top coolers. Manager inverted.
White long cutting boards on reach in pull top coolers have cut marks and are no longer cleanable. Discussed ordering new ones with manager
Mar 4, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Long white cutting board on pull top reach in cooler used for salad cooler at kitchen entrance.
Jun 19, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. romaine lettuce50 ( - Cold Holding); sliced tomato (50F - Cold Holding)
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. romaine lettuce50 ( - Cold Holding); sliced tomato (50F - Cold Holding) See stop Sale
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Blocked by garbage can. Can was relocated
Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired.
Jan 24, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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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. Sanitizer tested at 0ppm Inspector requested that operator set up the 3-compartment sink for sanitation until the dish machine is fixed. Employee set up 3-compartment sink and tested sanitizer at 200ppm
Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee placed parmesan cheese on pizza after it was cooked and pulled from oven. Employee placed pizza back in oven, washed hands, and placed gloves on.
Clean linens stored on floor. 2 bags of clean linens stored on floor in walkin cooler Employee placed on shelf
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink stored on a prep table in back kitchen Employee voluntarily discarded
Mar 5, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate3 Basic
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Utensils in sink
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk in cooler gaskets soiled
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
Oct 12, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
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Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee drink stored on shelf above food items on cookline
Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Observed a container of oil stored on floor on cookline next to oven
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice build up inside walk-in freezer along pipes under fan
Single-service articles improperly stored. Observed Togo boxes stored on floor on cookline next to oven Observed pizza boxes stored on floor next to ice machine Observed soda bib stored on floor adjacent to walk-in cooler
This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.