BOSPHOROUS TURKISH CUISINE
714 S HOWARD AVE, Tampa FL 33606 · 407-543-6870
Last inspected May 15, 2026 · 8 visits since July 2023
5 inspections trending down, 15 points off where it started.
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Inspection history
8 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. A case of raw shell eggs stored over bell peppers and other produce in walk-in cooler. Operator rearranged items at time of inspection.
Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. In men's restroom.
Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic bowl with handle used in flour bin.
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw lamb stored over squeeze bottle in reach in cooler. Operator relocated lamb to proper storage shelf.
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice bucket not inverted. Manager inverted properly.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Speaker on shelf over reach in cooler on cooks line
Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitizer bucket stored over single service items
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Reach in cooler across from pizza oven.
Straws provided for customer self-service not individually wrapped or in an approved dispenser. Unwrapped straws on bar top within customers reach. Operator removed to behind bar.
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 7 recorded.
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Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Handwashing sink by 3 compartment sink has wa wet floor sign stored inside it. Chef removed sign.
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No quaternary ammonia test kit at time of inspection.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at handwashing sink on cooks line. Manager placed paper towels at handwashing sink.
No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Lisvy M.
Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employee drink stored overtop reach in cooler on cooks line. Chef removed and properly stored drink.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee cell phone stored overtop reach in cooler on cooks line. Employee removed and properly stored cell phone.
Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Quaternary ammonia sanitation bucket tested 0ppm of quaternary ammonia. Manager refilled bucket retested 200ppm.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink stored above reach in cooler. Management discarded drink.
Food stored on floor. Ginger stored in floor inside walk in cooler. Management removed ginger and properly stored it.
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop sitting inside mop bucket preventing proper air drying. Employee properly stored mop.
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.