SILVER RING CAFE
7419 US HWY 301, Riverview FL 33569 · 813-677-1487
Last inspected Apr 3, 2026 · 3 visits since October 2023
OCT 23
APR 25
APR 26
▲ GETTING WORSE
3 inspections trending down, 15 points off where it started.
Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed lettuce being cut with bare hands.
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Inspection history
3 visits, newest first
Apr 3, 2026Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 9 violations recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority1 Intermediate6 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 9 findingsThe state's own report →
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Establishment open and operating, license expired 2/1/2026.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut tomatoes 44 F, butter 45 F in reach in prep cooler. Employee placed on ice at time of inspection.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Ice in hand wash sink.
Bathroom door left open other than during cleaning or maintenance.
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Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee prepping food with no hair restraint.
Food stored on floor. Water bottles and chips on floor in dry storage room.
Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. In ice machine.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
Apr 2, 2025Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 7 violations recorded, 3 high priority.
3 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
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Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed lettuce being cut with bare hands.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 3/1/2024.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Meatballs 122 F in steam well. Employee began reheating.
No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. No written procedure for sandwiches held on time.
Carbon dioxide tanks not adequately secured. In storage room.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed employee prepping food with no hair restraint.
In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Knife handle in cut leafy greens, employee removed at time of inspection.
Oct 5, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 11 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate8 Basic
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Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 2 dented cans of black beans in dry storage.
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. For Quaternary ammonia.
No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. No written procedure for sandwiches held on time. Sent written procedure to operator.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine.
Bathroom door left open other than during cleaning or maintenance. Women restroom door left open, door closed at time of inspection.
Damaged/spoiled/recalled food not properly segregated. 2 dented cans of black beans in dry storage.
Floor and wall junctures not coved in food preparation/storage/warewashing areas or bathroom. In dry storage room.
In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Scoop handle in onions.
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Plastic lids not inverted in dry storage.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
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.