SKIPPERS SMOKE HOUSE
910 SKIPPER RD, Tampa FL 33613 · (813)971-0666
Last inspected May 14, 2026 · 6 visits since November 2023
5 inspections within 10 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable on cook line.
Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface in bar area.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed food debris in the interior of the reach in cooler in the bar area.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable on the flip top unit and drying area.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee cellphone above make line. Employee removed.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed stained cutting boards in the dish drying area.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable on the flip top unit and in the dish drying rack.
Walk-in freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed stained cutting board on the cook line flip top unit.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink near the walk in cooler. Employee replaced paper towels.
6 gallons of pickles not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor in the walk in cooler.
Accumulation of black mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin near the front area.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed an employee drink on the prep table on the cook line. Manager removed.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed tongs on the handles to the fryers. Manager removed.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed several frozen whole chicken being thawed in a sink filled with cold water. Employee stated they just turned the water off and turned the faucet back on on so that it is running again.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Observed several oyster tags not marked with last date served.
Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Full pan lids cracked in walk in cooler
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. On cook line
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.