SWEET KRUNCH KOREAN FRIED CHICKEN
1520 E 7 AVE, Tampa FL 33605 · 407-808-8849
Last inspected Jun 3, 2026 · 4 visits since January 2025
JAN 25
NOV 25
JUN 26
▲ GETTING WORSE
3 inspections trending down, 37 points off where it started.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Establishment open and serving guests.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
4 visits, newest first
Jun 3, 2026Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 7 violations recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority2 Intermediate3 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 7 findingsThe state's own report →
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. Employee touched raw chicken with bare hand then touched container with washed lettuce. Inspector spoke with operator about proper hand washing procedures.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Establishment open and serving guests.
Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Employee washed hands in 3 compartment sink.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boa4fs in kitchen.
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Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on shelf over reach in cooler on cooks line. Operator removed.
Food stored on floor. Boxes of shrimp and multiple items on floor in walk in freezer.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Multiple tongs on oven door handle.
Jan 12, 2026□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards on reach in coolers and through kitchen.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk flour and multiple items in multiple.
Nov 3, 2025Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 13 recorded, 3 high priority.
3 High priority6 Intermediate4 Basic
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Container of medicine improperly stored. Employee Advil and multiple vitamins on shelf over reach in cooler in kitchen.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs over cooked beef and cut carrots in walk in cooler. Raw pork over cooked shrimp in walk in cooler.
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Febreeze air freshener on drink prep.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards on reach in coolers and through kitchen.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Clear container in handwash sink on cooks line.
No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. 2 employees has worked longer then 60 days
No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked beef and multiple items in walk in cooler.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled with clear liquid at front counter.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drinks on prep table over bulk flour and rice in kitchen.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee bag, eat phones and multiple items on microwave and prep table in kitchen.
Food stored on floor. Bulk boxes of buns, fried shrimp and multiple items in reach in freezer.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk flour and multiple items in multiple.
Jan 28, 2025Inspection 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.