CHICK FIL A FSU #4720
8465 W HILLSBOROUGH AVE, Tampa FL 33615 · 813-838-6892
Last inspected Apr 17, 2026 · 6 visits since July 2023
DEC 23
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APR 26
▲ GETTING WORSE
5 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired on February 1, 2026. Manager renewed license at time of inspection.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Disciplinary actions
2 cases · $600
| Case | Violation date | Final order | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3--2015040944 | Aug 24, 2015 | Sep 30, 2015 | $400 |
| 3--2015029884 | May 20, 2015 | Jul 23, 2015 | $200 |
Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Apr 17, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 6 findingsThe state's own report →
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired on February 1, 2026. Manager renewed license at time of inspection.
Vacuum breaker misplaced on splitter added to mop sink faucet. Vacuum breaker located at faucet instead of at splitter.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Dolly blocking and washing sink adjacent to salad make station. Manager unblocked handwashing sink at time of inspection.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand washing sink at drive-through station used for storing wet towels, and two whisks. Manager removed all items inside sink at time of inspection.
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Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Soiled built-up on door handles to thawing unit in back kitchen area.
Food stored on floor. Jug of oil stored on floor at front line hot food station. Boxed lunches placed inside large cardboard boxes, stored on floor inside employee break room. Manager removed all food from floor at time of inspection.
Jul 30, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 10 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate7 Basic
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Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed the sanitizer wipes being stored on top of cooking equipment. Manager removed.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed stained cutting boards in the dish washing area..
No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. Manager couldn't provide a device to measure the temperature of the dish machine.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed a bowl in the hot holding chicken holder. Manager had an employee remove.
Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Observed the interior of the handles to the thawing cabinets being soiled with food debris.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Manager printed license.
Missing drain plug at dumpster.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees in the female restroom.
Open dumpster lid. Manager closed lid.
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues in the chicken breading area.
Jan 23, 2025Inspection 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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Dishware not cleared of gross food and waste prior to being placed in three-compartment sink/dishmachine. Observed scrambled egg debris in food container after washed in dish machine. Operator put away for re wash.
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Under clean food equipment shelf at ware washing area.
Sanitizing solution not free of food debris and visible soil. In three-compartments sink. Operator reset sanitizer at time of inspection.
Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Operator double bucketed sanitizer at time of inspection.
Aug 13, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
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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. A few employees are not in compliance but in progress of training.
Dec 8, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority3 Intermediate2 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on food prep line stained with black substance.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed old food debris in hand wash sink on cook line. Discussed with operator about using hand wash sink for hand wash only
Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Ran hot water at hand wash sink in back kitchen area next to walk in freezer for approximately 2 minutes, hot water temp read 75F
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Multiple cutting boards on salad station have deep cut marks. Operator replacing some cutting boards at time of inspection.
Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Observed multiple cases of unwashed strawberries stored on top shelf over chicken and other ready to eat food in walk in cooler. Manager arranged produce to prevent cross contamination
Jul 10, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board stained at vegetable washing station.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board at vegetable washing station.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
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.