COLUMBIA RESTAURANT TEST KITCHEN
2025 E 7 AVE, Tampa FL 33605 · 813-248-3000
Last inspected Oct 29, 2025 · 4 visits since November 2023
4 inspections, climbing. The current grade is the best on record.
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Inspection history
4 visits, newest first
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Walk in freezer.
Stored food not covered. Ladyfingers on dry storage shelf. Operator removed at time of inspection.
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Easy Off oven cleaner on top of prep table next to mixer and over bulk sugar.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards in kitchen.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine in kitchen.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee cut onion and tomato over milk in walk in cooler.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Glasses on top of shelf over prep table in kitchen.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Clear containers on dish drying rack.
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside at back door near ice machine.
Water leaking from pipe faucet near dry storage entrance.
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.