THE CUBAN EMPANADA AND FRY BAR
7901 N. ARMENIA AVE, Tampa FL 33604
Last inspected Apr 19, 2024 · 3 visits since November 2023
This licence isn't in DBPR's current active file, which usually means the business has closed, been sold, or let the licence lapse. Everything below belongs to this licence, not to whoever may be trading here now. The history stays public because it is a public record.
Sewage/wastewater backing up through sinks. Observe dirty water backed up in mop sink and 3 compartment sink No dishwashing facilities of any kind provided. 3 compartment sink has sewage backup. Dishwasher located on site is a household dish machine and does not sanitize properly.
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Inspection history
3 visits, newest first
A return visit. The problems were not fixed yet and the kitchen was given more time.
No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Observed establishment using a household dish machine that takes 2 hours to process and not sanitizing dishes as a commercial dish machine
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked food in reach-in-cooler not date marked.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.observed operator prepping food with out a hair restraint
Ordered shut on the spot. 6 violations recorded, 1 of them the tier the state says can make you ill. A reinspection is required before this kitchen may reopen.
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Sewage/wastewater backing up through sinks. Observe dirty water backed up in mop sink and 3 compartment sink No dishwashing facilities of any kind provided. 3 compartment sink has sewage backup. Dishwasher located on site is a household dish machine and does not sanitize properly.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed large tray stored on hand sink in back kitchen area
No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Observed establishment using a household dish machine that takes 2 hours to process and not sanitizing dishes as a commercial dish machine
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked food in reach-in-cooler not date marked.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.observed operator prepping food with out a hair restraint
Objectionable odors in bathroom or other areas of the establishment. In dry storage near mop sink
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 1 fly in front kitchen area
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.