MAIN KITCHEN/LILAC & LOBBY BAR
500 CHANNELSIDE DR, Tampa FL 33602 · 813-221-4600
Last inspected Apr 8, 2026 · 9 visits since December 2023
5 inspections, climbing. The current grade is the best on record.
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
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Inspection history
9 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At bar. Manager added sign
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Cooks line main kitchen
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Fish not held frozen before, during and after being packaged onsite using a reduced oxygen packaging method. See stop sale. Salmon 4 pieces
Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. Raw salmon rop thawing in reach in cooler
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
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Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 3 recorded, 1 high priority.
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach in cooler by ovens on right side of the kitchen Cold holding: hard boiled eggs 51 f blue cheese 44 f cut lettuce 48 f cheese cake 48 f ambient air temperature 46 f foods held less than 4 hours cooks moved foods to walk in cooler
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Employee used the hand washing sink to clean knife
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
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Heat strip failed to turn black to indicate the sanitization temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit was achieved on the dish surface and/or high temperature holding thermometer did not reach 160F. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired.
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Plates on clean rack
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 5 recorded, 1 high priority.
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Heat strip failed to turn black to indicate the sanitization temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit was achieved on the dish surface and/or high temperature holding thermometer did not reach 160F. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Kitchen
No soap provided at handwash sink. Kitchen
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Plates on clean rack
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. 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. 4 recorded.
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No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. bar
No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Operator remodeled bar and did not submit plans, removed 3 compartment sink and installed dish machine
No soap provided at handwash sink.bar
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Bar sink
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. As dump sink at bar operator removed strainer
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Discussed with operator proper air drying of clean equipment. operator moved to dish are to have re washed and air dried.
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.