CAVA
13025 S US HWY 301 STE 104, Riverview FL 33578
Last inspected Aug 4, 2026 · 5 visits since August 2023
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5 inspections, swinging between A and C. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 3 flies near 3 Compartment Sink.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
5 visits, newest first
Aug 4, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 5 findingsThe state's own report →
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Small cutting boards.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice chute at self service soda machine.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Small cutting boards.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor soiled on cook line.
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Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitizer bucket next to to go containers. Manager removed at time of inspection.
May 18, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
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No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. In bathrooms.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
Jul 15, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority1 Intermediate5 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Sour cream 46 F in reach in cooler, operator placed item to another cooler.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. chicken soup 101 F in steam-well. Employee began reheating at time of inspection.
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.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink above prep table, operator removed at time of inspection.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Containers wet nesting.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup up in walk in freezer.
Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Pipe leaking at handwash sink on cook line.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Containers of flour not labeled, operator labeled at time of inspection.
Jan 29, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 11 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate9 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Mashed potatoes 128 F on steam table, operator began reheating.
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. Observed 1 expired food handler certification.
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Pans not inverted on shelf.
Drain cover(s) missing. Drain cover missing in mop sink.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink above reach in cooler.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Containers wet nesting across from cook line.
Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler door won't close. Fry freezer door hinges broke on cook line.
In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Scoop handle in salt, operator removed at time of inspection.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go container lids not inverted.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Operator hung at time of inspection.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bottle of oil not labeled on cook line.
Aug 8, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 13 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority3 Intermediate7 Basic
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Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 3 flies near 3 Compartment Sink.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shrimp over cake in reach in cooler. Operator removed at time of inspection.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. shrimp 51 F, raw chicken 48 F in reach in cooler. Operator placed on ice.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Container in handwash sink, operator removed at time of inspection.
No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Operator printed and had employees to sign at time of inspection.
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.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee food over onions in walk in cooler, operator removed at time of inspection.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on prep table. Operator removed at time of inspection.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Containers wet nesting in storage area.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go container lids not inverted, operator inverted at time of inspection.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth on prep table, operator removed.
Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Sanitizer bucket on floor under 2 Compartment sink, operator double bucket it at time of inspecting.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Spray bottles of oil not labeled.
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.