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CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL

3696 WEST GANDY BOULEVARD, Tampa FL 33611 · 813-839-7030

Last inspected Jul 27, 2026 · 8 visits since July 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats56
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceSEA3917457
Grade history
JAN 25
AUG 25
JAN 26
MAR 26
JUL 26
— STEADY

5 inspections within 8 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.

Badges — 1 earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →

Inspection history

8 visits, newest first

Jul 27, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 1 finding
Open dumpster lid. Observed dumpster lid open at time of inspection. Dumpster is shared with other tenants in a strip mall location
Basic/33-16-4
Mar 2, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation (Partial)

Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Jan 26, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Show 1 finding ▾
Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dish machine tested at 0ppm both my test strips and operators. Operator found the sanitizer was empty. Replaced sanitizer bottle testing at 100ppm
High priority/22-49-4/Corrected On-Site
Aug 5, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Jan 9, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 1 finding ▾
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee speaker stored on shelf over prep table where tortilla chip portioning was being performed. Operator moved speaker to office during inspection
Basic/40-06-5
Jul 24, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
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Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed cook take off gloves after placing chicken on grill, remove gloves then put on new gloves to change tasks. Spoke with operator at time about proper handwashing
High priority/12A-07-5
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Observed wet nesting on metal food containers stored on shelves back of restaurant. Coached dishwasher on better ways to implement air drying into their routine
Basic/24-08-4/Repeat Violation
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.
Basic/51-13-4
Open dumpster lid. Observed dumpster lid opened at time of inspection. Dumpster is shared by multiple tenants in a strip mall location
Basic/33-16-4/Repeat Violation
Aug 16, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
Show 5 findings ▾
Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.
High priority/29-42-4/Repeat Violation
Bathroom facility not clean. Observed toilet paper on floor. Floor soiled.
Basic/32-07-4
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Operator pulled pans to start drying process.
Basic/24-08-4/Corrective Action Taken
Missing drain plug at dumpster.
Basic/33-11-4/Repeat Violation
Open dumpster lid.
Basic/33-16-4
Jul 11, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 3 findings ▾
Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Splitter installed without vacuum breaker
High priority/29-42-4
Missing drain plug at dumpster.
Basic/33-11-4
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Mop sitting face down outside.
Basic/42-01-4/Repeat Violation

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.