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EL TROMPO 1

1225 S 78 ST, Tampa FL 33619

Last inspected Mar 6, 2025 · 5 visits since November 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.

Licence typeFood service
Licence3953246
Grade history
NOV 23
JAN 24
JUL 24
MAR 25
▼ IMPROVING

4 inspections, climbing. The current grade is the best on record.

Worst finding on record
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
High priority/50-17-3
Badges — none earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →

Disciplinary actions

1 case · $600

CaseViolation dateFinal orderAmount
3--2023015252Mar 15, 2023Jun 28, 2023$600

Inspection history

5 visits, newest first

Mar 6, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

1 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 5 findings
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
High priority/50-17-3
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards in kitchen.
Intermediate/22-02-4/Repeat Violation
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine in kitchen.
Basic/22-20-5
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee water bottle on prep table in kitchen.
Basic/12B-07-4
Show the remaining 1 finding ▾
Stored food not covered. Cooked pork in reach in cooler.
Basic/08B-12-5/Repeat Violation
The state's own report →
Jul 23, 2024□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection

A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.

0 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
Show 1 finding ▾
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards in kitchen.
Intermediate/22-02-4/Repeat Violation/Return visit Jul 23, 2024 · Time Extended
Jul 22, 2024Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection

Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 5 recorded, 1 high priority.

1 High priority3 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 5 findings ▾
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cold holding: chicken 80 F, rice 68 F, pork 81 F, operators put in reach in freezer at time of inspection to bring back to temperature.
High priority/03A-02-5/Corrective Action Taken
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards in kitchen.
Intermediate/22-02-4/Repeat Violation
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Sponges in handwash sink.
Intermediate/31A-11-4
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Pork and multiple items in reach in cooler.
Intermediate/02C-02-5
Stored food not covered. Cut pineapple in reach in cooler.
Basic/08B-12-5
Jan 9, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

3 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 7 findings ▾
Container of medicine improperly stored. Equate pain relief over white chest reach in freezer in kitchen.
High priority/41-07-4/Repeat Violation
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs over sauces in reach in cooler.
High priority/08A-05-6/Repeat Violation
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Hot holding: chorizo 110 F,
High priority/03B-01-6
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards in kitchen.
Intermediate/22-02-4/Repeat Violation
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Rice in reach in cooler.
Intermediate/02C-02-5
Food stored on floor. Bulk oil on floor near ice machine.
Basic/08B-38-4
Stored food not covered. Butter in reach in cooler.
Basic/08B-12-5/Repeat Violation
Nov 7, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 11 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

4 High priority1 Intermediate6 Basic
Show 11 findings ▾
Container of medicine improperly stored. Multivitamins over white chest reach in freezer.
High priority/41-07-4
Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Cut watermelon in grocery bag in white chest reach in freezer.
High priority/14-31-5
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw eggs over salsa in reach in cooler.
High priority/08A-05-6
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cold holding: sour cream 51 F, milk 54 F,
High priority/03A-02-5
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards in kitchen.
Intermediate/22-02-4/Repeat Violation
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Ramekin in horchata mix.
Basic/14-01-5
Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Holes in floor near grill.
Basic/36-17-5/Repeat Violation
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. White chest reach in freezer.
Basic/14-69-4
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave in kitchen.
Basic/22-08-4
Stored food not covered. Margarine in reach in cooler near three compartment sink.
Basic/08B-12-5
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses on three compartment sink.
Basic/21-12-4/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.