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MOTT & HESTER DELI CO

1155 DALE MABRY #10, Tampa FL 33629

Last inspected Feb 13, 2024 · 2 visits since July 2023

□ Not on the state's active licence list

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.

Licence typeFood service
Licence3905190
Grade history
JUL 23
FEB 24
Worst finding on record
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
High priority/50-17-3
Badges — none earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →

Disciplinary actions

1 case · $200

CaseViolation dateFinal orderAmount
3--2020040556Aug 4, 2020Jan 4, 2021$200

Inspection history

2 visits, newest first

Feb 13, 2024Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection

Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 8 recorded, 1 high priority.

1 High priority3 Intermediate4 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 8 findings
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
High priority/50-17-3
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. Emailed operator body fluids clean up sign.
Intermediate/11-27-4/Corrective Action Taken
Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/
Intermediate/53A-03-7/Warning
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Roast beef,roast pork, held inside walk in cooler longer then 24 hours has no date markings.
Intermediate/02C-02-5
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Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets installed reach in cooler are torn.
Basic/14-11-5
Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Plastic lids on shelves by office have cracks and some are broken.
Basic/14-38-4/Repeat Violation
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No hand washing sign at hand washing sink in kitchen area.
Basic/31B-04-4/Repeat Violation
Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walk in cooler shelves have rust.
Basic/14-17-4/Repeat Violation
The state's own report →
Jul 27, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 11 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

2 High priority4 Intermediate5 Basic
Show 11 findings ▾
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
High priority/50-17-3/Admin Complaint
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw ground beef stored overtop cooked meatballs inside walk in cooler.
High priority/08A-05-6
Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Milk opened and held longer than 24 hours has no date markings inside walk in cooler.
Intermediate/02C-03-5
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.
Intermediate/11-27-4
No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses.
Intermediate/11-26-1
No soap provided at handwash sink. No hand washing sign at hand washing sink in kitchen area.
Intermediate/31B-03-4/Repeat Violation
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl without a handle use as scoop inside spinach dip inside walk in cooler.
Basic/14-01-5
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Vent in ceiling by 3 compartment sink has buildup of grease and dust.
Basic/36-34-5
Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Plastic lids on shelves by office have cracks and some are broken.
Basic/14-38-4/Repeat Violation
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.
Basic/51-13-4
Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walk in cooler shelves have rust buildup.
Basic/14-17-4/Repeat Violation

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.