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TASTE

513 S FLORIDA AVE, Tampa FL 33602 · 813 769 8300

Last inspected Mar 23, 2026 · 6 visits since November 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats202
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceSEA3916171
Grade history
MAR 24
NOV 24
MAR 25
NOV 25
MAR 26
▼ IMPROVING

5 inspections trending up, 17 points better than where it started.

Worst finding on record
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Open and operating
High priority/50-17-3
Badges — 1 earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

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Inspection history

6 visits, newest first

Mar 23, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 3 findings
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Open and operating
High priority/50-17-3
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Stored pizza cutters employee removed
Intermediate/31A-11-4/Corrected On-Site
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee cell phone on prep table employee removed
Basic/40-06-5/Corrected On-Site
Nov 12, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
Show 2 findings ▾
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook sausage 48F reach in pizza cooler. Employee moved to bottom of cooler
High priority/03A-02-5
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Red beer nozzle manager removed
Intermediate/22-02-4
Mar 26, 2025Inspection 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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Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. On breakfast cook line tested at 72 f ran over 2 min minutes
Intermediate/27-16-4
Employee eating while preparing food. In back kitchen
Basic/12B-01-4
Nov 14, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority2 Intermediate4 Basic
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Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.
High priority/29-42-4
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. By 3 compartment sink
Intermediate/31B-02-4
No soap provided at handwash sink. On hot line
Intermediate/31B-03-4
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.
Basic/24-08-4
Light shield damaged/in disrepair. In dish area
Basic/38-01-4
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues.
Basic/22-16-4
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. On prep line
Basic/21-12-4
Mar 4, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

3 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 7 findings ▾
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Operator renewed during inspection.
High priority/50-17-3/Corrected On-Site
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Heavy cream 55F and ranch dressing, 54F
High priority/01B-02-5
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Ranch dressing 55F, heavy cream 54F operator had maintenance working on cooler and items where discarded.
High priority/03A-02-5
No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. Operator ordered one during inspection
Intermediate/16-62-1/Corrective Action Taken
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
Basic/22-20-5
Equipment in poor repair. Bottom door of reach in cooler not closing properly by dish area / service area
Basic/14-11-5
No current insurance inspector boiler report or boiler certificate available for boiler. For reporting purposes only. Operator will provide information that they may not be boilers at next inspection.
/48-01-5/Repeat Violation
Nov 30, 2023Inspection 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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Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Dishwasher loading dirty dishes then unloading clean dishes without washing hands.
High priority/12A-13-4
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
Basic/22-20-5
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors solid through the kitchen and bar area.
Basic/36-73-4
Walk-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues.
Basic/22-16-4

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.