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MPANITAS

7730 PALM RIVER RD, Tampa FL 33619 · 8137503306

Last inspected Dec 2, 2025 · 4 visits since September 2023

Licence typeMobile Food Vehicle
Risk levelRisk Level 1
LicenceMFD3952608
Grade history
SEP 23
SEP 24
OCT 25
▲ GETTING WORSE

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

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

Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →

Disciplinary actions

1 case · $160

CaseViolation dateFinal orderAmount
3--2025089890Oct 2, 2025Jan 14, 2026$160

Inspection history

4 visits, newest first

Dec 2, 2025Call Back - Admin. complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection

Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 1 violations recorded.

0 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 1 finding
Nonself-sufficient mobile food dispensing vehicle operating from an unapproved commissary. MFDV has small shed with 3 white reach in freezers with frozen empanadas and 1 reach in cooler with drinks and other food items.
Intermediate/51-22-4/Return visit Dec 2, 2025 · MFDV has small shed with 3 white reach in freezers with frozen empanadas and 1 reach in cooler with drinks and other food items. Admin Complaint
Oct 2, 2025Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection

Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 5 recorded, 1 high priority.

1 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 5 findings ▾
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs over hot dogs in reach in cooler.
High priority/08A-05-6
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards.
Intermediate/22-02-4
Nonself-sufficient mobile food dispensing vehicle operating from an unapproved commissary. MFDV has small shed with 3 white reach in freezers with frozen empanadas and 1 reach in cooler with drinks and other food items.
Intermediate/51-22-4
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave in kitchen.
Basic/22-08-4
Mobile food dispensing vehicle is not self-propelled or otherwise movable from place to place. MFDV has 2 flat tires.
Basic/51-36-1
Sep 4, 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
Show 1 finding ▾
Floor area(s) covered with standing water.
Basic/36-22-4
Sep 20, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

0 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 4 findings ▾
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Juice dispenser.
Intermediate/22-02-4
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Mayo cilantro sauce in reach in cooler.
Intermediate/02C-02-5
Ice scoop handle in contact with ice.
Basic/10-08-5/Repeat Violation
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
Basic/42-01-4/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.