CREATIVE CATERING BY MONA'S CAFE
2509 W BUSCH BLVD, Tampa FL 33618 · 813-497-9927
Last inspected Oct 9, 2025 · 8 visits since October 2023
5 inspections within 17 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
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Inspection history
8 visits, newest first
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 1 recorded.
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Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Missing for Yeleynis.
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 3 recorded, 1 high priority.
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
Recorded at 2026 N 62ND ST, Tampa — this licence has since moved.
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked pork and multiple items in reach in cooler.
Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Cooked pork in chicken powder container.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 4 recorded.
Recorded at 2026 N 62ND ST, Tampa — this licence has since moved.
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked pork and multiple items in reach in cooler.
Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. 3-30-24
Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Cooked pork in chicken powder container.
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Recorded at 2026 N 62ND ST, Tampa — this licence has since moved.
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards.
In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Handle of scoop in bulk rice.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk sugar.
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.