JQ ENTERPRISES INC
3450 BUSCHWOOD PARK DR, Tampa FL 33618 · 813-512-7452
Last inspected Mar 20, 2026 · 6 visits since September 2023
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▲ GETTING WORSE
5 inspections trending down, 14 points off where it started.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Sausage patty 108F
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Mar 20, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate7 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 9 findingsThe state's own report →
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw breaded shrimp over ready to eat foods, cooked black beans, and fully cooked bacon in tall freezer across from food prep table with printer on top shelf, employee moved the items to the correct location.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed can opener with debris on blade located to the left of the stove top, operator arrived at time of inspection and replaced can opener blade.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.observed grooved cutting board on prep table across from cash register, and on food prep table across from slicer.discussed with employee the importance of smooth surfaces.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee drink on food prep table under the Printer, employee moved drink to the correct location.
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Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee phone, and headphones on prep table shelf next to water heater, employee moved item to a location for emloyee personal items.
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Observed no choking poster in the establishment inspector provided a no choking poster, and employee hung up poster at time of inspection.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Inspector provided handwashing signs, employee hung the signs in bathrooms at time of inspection.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. In mop sink, stored in mop bucket wet, employee hung mop to dry.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Squeeze bottles of oil, and butter oil not labeled, employee labeled items.
Nov 20, 2025Inspection 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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Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed employee wash hotel pans in three compartment sink but not sanitize. Discussed with employee. Employee set up three compartment sink with chlorine sanitizer at 50ppm and sanitized all washed items during time of inspection.
Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Observed employee with gloved hands touch tape and then began to prep food on the front line without first washing hands or changing gloves. Discussed with employee. Employee washed hands and changed gloves at time of inspection.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Multiple cutting boards on front line soiled. Black and pink mold-like substance on ice dispenser of soda fountain. Located in dining room.
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No chlorine test kit.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Personal foods and drinks in Reach in cooler not identified. Located next to ice machine. Employee identified personal foods during time of inspection.
Label on a food item prepared and packaged onsite for customer self-service does not include product identity/description, date product was packaged and name and address of the establishment that prepared and packaged the food. Self-service muffins and brownies at front counter not labeled. Employee removed brownies and muffins from front counter during time of inspection.
Apr 1, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority2 Intermediate1 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw burger patties stored over Ready to eat sliced deli meats in Reach in freezer. Operator relocated burger patties during time of inspection.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Sausage patty 108F
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board stained on front line prep table and front line Reach in cooler. Soda dispensing nozzle soiled, located in dining room.
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No chlorine test kit for sanitizer bucket.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Located in back Reach in cooler adjacent to ice machine. Operator identified and segregated personal drinks during time of inspection.
Nov 25, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Food stored on floor. Observed onions stored in milk crates on floor in store room. Operator moved onions to shelf at time of inspection.
May 1, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. - Observed can opener soiled with food debris - Cutting boards stained in kitchen
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Observed mop left in mop bucket after use.
Sep 15, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Employee cleaned
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.