GONZOS SANDWICH SHOP
1902 N HIMES AVE, Tampa FL 33607
Last inspected Jan 15, 2026 · 7 visits since July 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.
5 inspections, swinging between A and C. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. A block of ham 45 F and a piece of butter 46 F stored in reach-in cooler. Operator states that items were stored on prep table less than 30 minutes and just moved back to reach-in cooler.
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Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. A block of ham 45 F and a piece of butter 46 F stored in reach-in cooler. Operator states that items were stored on prep table less than 30 minutes and just moved back to reach-in cooler.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At front counter. Provided.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan guard soiled with accumulation of dust at kitchen.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Spray bottles stored in front of handwash sink at front service line, blocking access to wash hands. Operator removed all spray bottles.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At three-compartments sink in kitchen.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked rice, pork sauce and other cooked items in reach-in cooler at kitchen.
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 6 recorded, 2 high priority.
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef stored over cooked tuna in Atosa reachin cooler on cookline. Employee placed raw beef on bottom shelf
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Sanitizer stored with Togo boxes on service line. Employee removed.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Missing at hand sink on service line. Employee replaced paper towels.
No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink stored on prep table on cookline. Employee voluntarily discarded.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Stored in yellow mop bucket adjacent to 3-compartment sink.
Met inspection standards. 4 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. Observed ice buildup up inside chest freezer on cookline
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed interior of white refrigerator soiled with old food debris build up
Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Observed employee can of Pepsi stored inside reachin cooler Corrected observed employee discard
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Observed wet mop store in mop bucket at 3-compartment sink Operator inverted mop
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Observed plates not inverted on storage shelf adjacent not 3-compartment sink Corrected -observed employee invert
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed missed at hand sink on service line Emailed to operator
Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Observed an open can of Pepsi in reachin cooler Corrected observed employee discard
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed 2 wet wiping clothes stored on prep table Observed employee place in dirty hamper
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Three compartment sink not set up with sanitizer in last bay, corrected, operator placed chlorine in last bay at 100 ppm of chlorine.
Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. Unable to dispense paper towel at employee hand wash sink in kitchen, corrected, operator replaced paper towels at time of inspection.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink stored on food prep table, corrected, operator discarded drink during inspection.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee drink stored in reach in cooler not labeled, nor separated,.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
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.