LA BARRICA LATIN GRILL
116 W HILLSBOROUGH AVE, Tampa FL 33604 · 813-593-8229
Last inspected Apr 2, 2025 · 5 visits since June 2024
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3 inspections, climbing. The current grade is the best on record.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Pork Belly (115F - Hot Holding) REHEATED to 167F
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Inspection history
5 visits, newest first
Apr 2, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 5 findingsThe state's own report →
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw chicken, raw pork and raw beef stored over containers of dressing and plantains in tall reach-in-cooler.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled with dust and grease
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Outer openings not protected during operation.
Dec 19, 2024□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
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Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
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.
Outer openings not protected during operation.
Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Hand sink faucet consistent drip.
Dec 18, 2024Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 8 recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority1 Intermediate6 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw chicken, raw beef and raw shelled eggs stored over container of dressing and ready to eat foods in tall two door reach-in-cooler
Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Observed hot water turned off in MFDV. Operator turned on water
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Mobile food dispensing vehicle is not self-propelled or otherwise movable from place to place. MFDV is screwed in and connect to fence and not self-propelled or movable from place to place.
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.
Outer openings not protected during operation.
Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Hand sink faucet consistent drip.
Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor.
Aug 21, 2024□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
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Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets on reach in cooler in disrepair, next to grill top.
Hotel and Restaurant license decal not displayed on mobile food dispensing vehicle.
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.
Jun 14, 2024Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 9 recorded, 4 high priority.
Recorded at 2198 W BUSCH BLVD, Tampa — this licence has since moved.
4 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
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Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Discussed with operator on proper handwashing between tasks. Operator washed hands at time of inspection. Went from cashing out customer to putting on gloves to food prep prior to prepping food. Discussed with operator.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw over ready to eat juice, operator moved to approved location at time of inspection.
Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Chicken above beef, operator moved to approved location at time of inspection. Sent operator proper refrigeration storage guide.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Pork Belly (115F - Hot Holding) REHEATED to 167F
Nonself-sufficient mobile food dispensing vehicle operating from an unapproved commissary. External shed behind mobile unit used to store food. Discussed with operator on bringing food inside mobile unit.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl used as scoop for raw chicken, discussed with operator on using handled scoops.
Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets on reach in cooler in disrepair, next to grill top.
Hotel and Restaurant license decal not displayed on mobile food dispensing vehicle.
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.
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