BLUE ISLAND CAFE
4901 30TH AVE S, Tampa FL 33619
Last inspected May 27, 2025 · 3 visits since February 2024
This licence isn't in DBPR's current active file, which usually means the business has closed, been sold, or let the licence lapse. Everything below belongs to this licence, not to whoever may be trading here now. The history stays public because it is a public record.
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Inspection history
3 visits, newest first
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. On reach in cooler.
Food stored on floor. Bulk oil on floor in kitchen.
In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Scoop of handle in bulk sugar.
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No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.
Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Cookie container used to hold bulk sugar.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 11 recorded.
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Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Operator washed hands in 3 compartment sink.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards.
Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink in MFDV operator provided.
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.
Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Operator turned on hot water at time of inspection.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. On reach in cooler.
Food stored on floor. Bulk oil on floor in kitchen.
In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Scoop of handle in bulk sugar.
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.
Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Cookie container used to hold bulk sugar.
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. For chlorine.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink.
No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.
No soap provided at handwash sink.
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees.
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.