CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL
2708 W DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLV, Tampa FL 33607 · 614-318-7478
Last inspected Jul 31, 2026 · 5 visits since July 2023
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4 inspections trending up, 12 points better than where it started.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Disciplinary actions
1 case · $200
| Case | Violation date | Final order | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3--2022008384 | Jan 31, 2022 | Mar 22, 2022 | $200 |
Inspection history
5 visits, newest first
Jul 31, 2026□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 1 finding
Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. In garage enclosure.
Jul 23, 2026Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 4 recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority1 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. After ran dish machine and employee removed washed food containers from dish machine, tested 0ppm. Manager reset dish machine, manually prime sanitizer, re-ran dish machine multiple times, re-tested 0ppm. Operator set up three-compartments sink for manually wash, rinse and sanitize food contact surfaces, and placed work order with dish machine service technician.
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. Only 3 employees training available while there are 6 employees working at time of inspection.
Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. In garage enclosure.
Open dumpster lid.
Dec 1, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Trash can stored in front of the handwash sink at kitchen. Operator moved trash can away from handwash sink at time of inspection.
Sanitizing solution for wiping cloths not free of food debris and visible soil. Multiple sanitizer buckets. Operator replaced sanitizing solution at time of inspection.
Aug 19, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Jul 26, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 12 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority2 Intermediate8 Basic
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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. Observed employee cooked cornbread with gloves, corrected action taken, inspector discussed with employee proper glove usage on ready to eat foods.
Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw eggs stored over box of frozen vegetables, corrected, employee placed raw eggs in walk in cooler.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Ladder blocking employee hand wash sink on back cooks line.
Incorrect chemical test kit provided for measuring the concentration of the sanitizer solution used in the three-compartment sink and/or dishmachine. Establishment using chlorine sanitizer in three compartment, with quaternary test papers.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of ice machine with mold build up on top lid. B. Soda machine in lobby with mold build up.
Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Double glass doors at walk in cooler with old debris.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee foods held in walk in cooler not identified nor separated. B. Foods stored on floor in walk in freezer.
Hole in or other damage to wall. Wall in disrepair by bathrooms.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Heavy ice build up in walk in freezer.
Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Lights not shielded in back prep area.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution 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.