EL SILOE INC
6501 W HILLSBOROUGH AVE, Tampa FL 33634
Last inspected Mar 17, 2025 · 7 visits since October 2023
□ Not on the state's active licence list
This licence isn't in DBPR's current active file, which usually means the business has closed, been sold, or let the licence lapse. Everything below belongs to this licence, not to whoever may be trading here now. The history stays public because it is a public record.
OCT 23
APR 24
OCT 24
MAR 25
▼ IMPROVING
4 inspections trending up, 55 points better than where it started.
Raw sewage on ground of establishment. Observed wastewater on ground under mfdv and around the hose that dispose wastewater to storm drain. Mobile food dispensing vehicle disposing liquid waste improperly. Observed water hose connected to wastewater tank directly disposing liquid waste into storm drain on Marathon Gas station parking lot. Observed grease in storm drain.
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Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Mar 17, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority0 Intermediate6 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 9 findingsThe state's own report →
Nonfood-grade hose conveying potable water.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Temped at 1:58 chiccharone (48F - Cold Holding); beans (48F - Cold Holding)cheese (58F - Cold Holding)retemp chicharrone 42F, beans 41F operator placed in freezer.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In rice bin.
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No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. In reach in.
Openings to the outside for equipment, such as ventilation fans, not screened or otherwise protected when the equipment is not in operation. Operators brother is purchasing materials to seal gap.
Plantains stored on floor.
Single-service articles improperly stored. On floor.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name rice and flour.
Oct 22, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
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Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Cooked black bean rice stored in grocery bag.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs and raw beef stored over ready to eat dry fish in reach-in cooler.
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. Provided a copy.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked black bean rice in reach-in cooler.
Condensation or other drainage not disposed of according to law. Condensation disposing on ground from air conditioner.
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Provided a copy at time of inspection.
Jun 17, 2024□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Apr 19, 2024Call Back - Extension given, pendingRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems were not fixed yet and the kitchen was given more time.
0 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Doly Ceren.
Mobile food dispensing vehicle license number not permanently affixed on the side of the unit in figures at least 2 inches high and in contrasting colors from the background of the vehicle.
Apr 18, 2024Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 6 violations recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority3 Intermediate1 Basic
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Employee washed hands with no soap. No soap available at time of inspection. Recommended operator to use dish soap for alternative.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. A container of raw chicken (46F - Cold Holding) stored on three compartment sink. Operator moved to reach-in cooler.
Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Doly Ceren.
Mobile food dispensing vehicle disposing liquid waste improperly. Observed a long hose installed to the wastewater tank inside the food truck and disposing wastewater into the dry pond behind the food truck at Marathon gas station. Operator shut off wastewater tank disposing valve at time of inspection.
No soap provided at handwash sink. Recommended employee to use dish detergent for now.
Mobile food dispensing vehicle license number not permanently affixed on the side of the unit in figures at least 2 inches high and in contrasting colors from the background of the vehicle.
Oct 31, 2023□ Emergency Order Callback CompliedLicensing Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Oct 23, 2023Administrative complaint recommendedLicensing Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 11 violations recorded, 8 high priority.
8 High priority3 Intermediate0 Basic
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Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee entered kitchen from outside, handled clean food equipments without washing hands.
Employee washed hands with cold water. No hot water at least 85 F available.
Establishment operating without a license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Operator must obtain a public food service license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants within 60 days. Submit a license application and payment to DBPR/Bureau of Central Intake Unit, 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0783. To apply online or obtain an application for license visit http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/
Establishment using a sanitizer solution that does not meet the requirements specified in 40 CFR 180. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until approved sanitizer is available for warewashing. Lemon scented chlorine used as food contact surfaces sanitizer. No other sanitizer available.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef stored over butter and cooked bean in reach-in cooler.
Raw sewage on ground of establishment. Observed wastewater on ground under mfdv and around the hose that dispose wastewater to storm drain. Mobile food dispensing vehicle disposing liquid waste improperly. Observed water hose connected to wastewater tank directly disposing liquid waste into storm drain on Marathon Gas station parking lot. Observed grease in storm drain.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach-in cooler Cold holding: cooked chicken 49 F, cooked bean with cheese 48 F, raw beef 49 F.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. A pan of cooked rice 102-113F hot holding on stove top. A pot of cooked milk 80 F stored on cook line.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No soap provided at handwash sink.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked bean and cooked chicken.
Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. No hot running water at three-compartment sink. Ran hot water for approximately 2 minutes in all sinks, temped 74-76 F. Water heater turned off, employee doesn't know how to turn it back on.
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.