EL TROMPO 1
1225 S 78 ST, Tampa FL 33619
Last inspected Mar 6, 2025 · 5 visits since November 2023
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.
4 inspections, climbing. The current grade is the best on record.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Disciplinary actions
1 case · $600
| Case | Violation date | Final order | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3--2023015252 | Mar 15, 2023 | Jun 28, 2023 | $600 |
Inspection history
5 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
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 beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee water bottle on prep table in kitchen.
Show the remaining 1 finding ▾
Stored food not covered. Cooked pork in reach in cooler.
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
Show 1 finding ▾
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards in kitchen.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 5 recorded, 1 high priority.
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.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards in kitchen.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Sponges in handwash sink.
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.
Stored food not covered. Cut pineapple in reach in cooler.
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Show 7 findings ▾
Container of medicine improperly stored. Equate pain relief over white chest reach in freezer in kitchen.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs over sauces in reach in cooler.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Hot holding: chorizo 110 F,
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards in kitchen.
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.
Food stored on floor. Bulk oil on floor near ice machine.
Stored food not covered. Butter in reach in cooler.
Met inspection standards. 11 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Show 11 findings ▾
Container of medicine improperly stored. Multivitamins over white chest reach in freezer.
Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Cut watermelon in grocery bag in white chest reach in freezer.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw eggs over salsa in reach in cooler.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cold holding: sour cream 51 F, milk 54 F,
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards in kitchen.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Ramekin in horchata mix.
Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Holes in floor near grill.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. White chest reach in freezer.
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave in kitchen.
Stored food not covered. Margarine in reach in cooler near three compartment sink.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses on three compartment sink.
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.