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MCDONALD'S

8402 N ARMENIA AVE, Tampa FL 33603 · 813-350-4011

Last inspected Oct 7, 2025 · 4 visits since August 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats70
Risk levelRisk Level 1
LicenceSEA3917968
Grade history
AUG 23
SEP 23
JUL 24
OCT 25
▲ GETTING WORSE

4 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.

Badges — none earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

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Inspection history

4 visits, newest first

Oct 7, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

2 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 4 findings
Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee moved trash can rip the used tongs to bust yolks in eggs without washing her hands. Spoke with employee about proper handwashing techniques and employee washed her hands.
High priority/12A-13-4/Corrected On-Site
Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Mop sink has a splitter with no backflow protection device.
High priority/29-34-4
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Milkshake dispenser has buildup of black mold like substance on nozzles.
Intermediate/22-02-4
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup in stacked freezer on cooks line.
Basic/14-69-4
Jul 22, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
Show 6 findings ▾
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw shelled eggs over cartons of ice cream mix in Walk-In-Cooler
High priority/08A-05-6/Corrected On-Site
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris,. Milkshake machine soiled.
Intermediate/22-02-4
Customer self-service soda dispenser accumulation of black substance in dining area.
Basic/22-29-5
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Handwashing Sink near large ice machine
Basic/31B-04-4
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
Basic/42-01-4/Corrected On-Site
Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Over 200 ppm
Basic/21-07-4/Corrected On-Site
Sep 28, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation

Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 3 findings ▾
Chemical test kit not used to ensure proper sanitization of equipment and utensils when using a chemical sanitizer.
Intermediate/16-33-4
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
Basic/35B-01-4
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Reach-in-cooler on prep side
Basic/29-49-6/Corrected On-Site
Aug 9, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
Show 4 findings ▾
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda cup cap dispensers in dining area soiled.
Intermediate/22-02-4/Corrected On-Site
Ice buildup on floors in walk-in freezer.
Basic/14-69-4
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
Basic/13-03-4/Repeat Violation
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Dining room area near soda machine
Basic/36-73-4/Corrected On-Site

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.