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PANDA EXPRESS RESTAURANT #1482

7207 W WATERS AVE, Tampa FL 33634 · 813-882-0734

Last inspected Mar 17, 2026 · 3 visits since February 2024

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats46
Risk levelRisk Level 1
LicenceSEA3916205
Grade history
FEB 24
FEB 25
MAR 26
— STEADY

3 inspections within 11 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.

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

Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →

Inspection history

3 visits, newest first

Mar 17, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 5 findings
Vacuum breaker missing at splitter added to mop sink faucet. Manager attached vacuum breaker to splitter at time of inspection.
High priority/29-42-4/Corrected On-Site
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of soda nozzles soiled at soda fountain. Located at drive-through station. Cutting boards soiled and establishment.
Intermediate/22-02-4
Accumulation of black mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. Manager began cleaning ice machine at time of inspection.
Basic/22-20-5/Corrective Action Taken
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
Basic/50-09-4
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Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Basic/14-09-4
The state's own report →
Feb 7, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

0 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
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Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee ice cream Employee placed in a container labeled employee food only and placed on bottom shelf
Basic/08B-49-4/Corrected On-Site
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. West nesting in plastic containers
Basic/24-08-4
Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. Old food on clean dishes Employee removed dish and placed in dish pit to be cleaned
Basic/16-48-4/Corrective Action Taken
Feb 16, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority2 Intermediate3 Basic
Show 5 findings ▾
Chemical test kit not used to ensure proper sanitization of equipment and utensils when using a chemical sanitizer.
Intermediate/16-33-4
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of ice chute soiled with mold like substance in soda machine at customer self service station.
Intermediate/22-02-4
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
Basic/50-09-4
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.
Basic/51-13-4
Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Test 0ppm in 2 sanitizing buckets. Sanitizer dispenser malfunctioned, manager made sanitizer manually, test 200ppm.
Basic/21-08-4/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.