PEPPER'S ISLAND RESTAURANT
1701 E 4 AVE, Tampa FL 33605 · 754-757-5844
Last inspected May 28, 2026 · 7 visits since August 2023
MAR 24
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5 inspections, swinging between A and C. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired on February 1, 2026. Establishment currently open, operating, and serving the public at time of inspection. Operator renewed license during time of inspection.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
May 28, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 10 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority1 Intermediate6 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 10 findingsThe state's own report →
Container of medicine improperly stored. Burn spray and sore throat spray stored on shelf over front line prep table. Employee removal all medicine at time of inspection.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired on February 1, 2026. Establishment currently open, operating, and serving the public at time of inspection. Operator renewed license during time of inspection.
Vacuum breaker missing at splitter added to mop sink faucet. Located at faucet and mop sink, side exterior of establishment.
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.
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Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee personal water bottle stored on kitchen prep table adjacent to front line cook. Employee removed beverage at time of inspection.
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Located next to three compartment sink.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of crock pots and microwave on front line cook are soiled.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Multiple walls inside establishment are soiled.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Multiple squeeze bottles with sauces and liquids are not labeled inside establishment.
Nov 21, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
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Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave in kitchen.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Outside of crock pots.
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach in cooler in kitchen.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Walls of kitchen.
Apr 30, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards.
Aug 8, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority3 Intermediate2 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cold holding: butter 52 F, operator removed butter from freezer. Operator but butter back in reach in freezer at rime of inspection.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Hot Holding: chicken 78 F, Chicken was made at 10:30. Operator put steam table higher at time of inspection.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards in kitchen.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink in kitchen.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked tamarind sauce.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee water bottles on shelf over prep table.yfww
Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee water bottle in reach in cooler in kitchen.
May 22, 2024□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
1 High priority3 Intermediate2 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Hot holding: goat 86 F, chicken 101 F, per operator items were prepared 1 hour earlier. Operator reheated on stove at time of inspection.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards in kitchen.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink in kitchen.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Tamarind sauce in reach in cooler.
Food stored on floor. Bulk bag of potatoes and bottles of water.
Single-service articles improperly stored. Bulk Togo plates on floor in dry storage.
Mar 27, 2024Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 7 recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority4 Intermediate2 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Hot holding: goat 86 F, chicken 101 F, per operator items were prepared 1 hour earlier. Operator reheated on stove at time of inspection.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards in kitchen.
Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink in kitchen.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Tamarind sauce in reach in cooler.
Food stored on floor. Bulk bag of potatoes and bottles of water.
Single-service articles improperly stored. Bulk Togo plates on floor in dry storage.
Aug 3, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
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.