POKE FALLS
13815 W HILLSBOROUGH AVE, Tampa FL 33635 · 813-300-2121
Last inspected May 19, 2026 · 6 visits since August 2023
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MAY 26
— STEADY
5 inspections within 33 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 2/1/2026. Operator renewed license at time of inspection.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
May 19, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 2 findings
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw tuna over cut lettuce reach in Cooler. Back kitchen
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Pot of pork for employees stored next to restaurant food reach in cooler middle one.
Apr 15, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 10 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority3 Intermediate4 Basic
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 2/1/2026. Operator renewed license at time of inspection.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs stored over barbecue eel, tofu, and miso soup and back kitchen reach in cooler. Operator relocated eggs to an approved location at time of inspection.
Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Nine packages of raw tuna thawed inside reduce oxygen packaging in back kitchen reach in cooler.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Calcium built-up inside ice machine.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Two shaker bottles stored inside hand washing sink at front service station. Operator removed bottles at time of inspection.
No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. A time as a public health control form has been emailed to the operator at time of inspection.
Accumulation of black mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Nine packages of raw tuna thawed inside reduce oxygen packaging in back kitchen reach in cooler.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee personal raw shell eggs not identified or segregated in back kitchen reach in cooler. Operator segregated and identified all personal foods at time of inspection.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. One container of vinegar stored inside a squeeze bottle at front service counter, not labeled. Operator added label at time of inspection.
Jan 27, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. A small container of cooked shrimp 44 F and cooked chicken 44 F stored in cooler wells at front service counter.
Warewashing sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. Quaternary ammonium tested 500+ ppm in three-compartments sink. Operator diluted to 200ppm with water.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Drink shaker stored in handwash sink at front service counter. Removed.
Aug 30, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw salmon stored over cooked chicken and cut vegetables in large reach-in cooler in kitchen.
Accumulation of black/pink mold-like slimy substance in the interior of the ice machine.
Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Frozen diced raw tuna. Operator cut packages open at time of inspection.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
Mar 4, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Knife stored in handwash sink at kitchen. Operator removed knife.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
Aug 22, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Container of medicine improperly stored. Multiple containers of medicine and supplements stored on storage shelves with food items that served the public. Operator removed.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public.
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.