ORIENT EXPRESS RESTAURANT
510 E JACKSON ST, Tampa FL 33602
Last inspected Oct 28, 2024 · 4 visits since October 2023
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.
4 inspections within 25 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
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Inspection history
4 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Inside reach in coolers.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. In long term cooler.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.
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Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Raw fish over cooked veg in reach in cooler, operator moved them
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Food prep bowl in hand wash sink. Removed from sink
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Multiple items in long term storage not marked.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Throughout establishment under and behind equipment.
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken over sauce packets, operator moved them.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. All items in long term reach in coolers not marked
Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
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.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors and walls soiled with debris.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Sides of equipment soiled
Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 10 ppm operator states they will add more bleach.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. No items in long term reach in coolers marked
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.