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TODO RICO

8000 N ARMENIA AVE STE B, Tampa FL 33604 · 813-933-1529

Last inspected May 6, 2026 · 6 visits since August 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats15
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceSEA3916606
Grade history
FEB 24
JUL 24
FEB 25
JUL 25
MAY 26
— STEADY

5 inspections within 25 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.

Worst finding on record
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
Intermediate/11-27-4
Badges — 3 earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

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Inspection history

6 visits, newest first

May 6, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Jul 21, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

2 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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Dented can present. See stop sale.fruit cocktail great value 2 cans dented.
High priority/01B-01-4
Establishment using a sanitizer solution that does not meet the requirements specified in 40 CFR 180. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until approved sanitizer is available for warewashing. Employees removed chlorine non food contact surfaces from red buckets and placed the correct food contact surfaces chlorine tested at 100 ppm
High priority/22-48-5/Corrected On-Site
Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Missing for 1 employee hired less
Intermediate/53B-13-5
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
Basic/13-03-4/Repeat Violation
Food stored on floor. Tomato box on floor. By kitchen entrance
Basic/08B-38-4/Repeat Violation
Feb 14, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

0 High priority2 Intermediate5 Basic
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Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
Intermediate/11-27-4/Corrected On-Site/Repeat Violation
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked soup in back kitchen area reach-in-cooler
Intermediate/02C-02-5/Repeat Violation
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Basic/14-09-4
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
Basic/13-03-4
Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Box of tomatoes and bottled water in kitchen area
Basic/08B-47-4
Food stored in a location that is exposed to splash/dust. Hand sink near prep table in front kitchen area
Basic/08B-36-4
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.
Basic/51-13-4
Jul 19, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 10 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority4 Intermediate5 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 operator cutting a peeled mango touching with their bare hands ready-to-eat food. Discussed with operator proper gloves use and handwashing
High priority/09-01-4/Corrective Action Taken
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
Intermediate/11-27-4/Repeat Violation
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Slicer soiled with old food debris
Intermediate/22-02-4
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Chicken soup in Reach-In-Cooler
Intermediate/02C-02-5
Sink compartments of three-compartment sink too small to accommodate utensils or equipment. Observed large cooking pot in Reach-In-Cooler not large enough to fit in establishment 3 Compartment Sink
Intermediate/16-08-4
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Basic/14-09-4/Repeat Violation
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Back kitchen area
Basic/12B-07-4/Repeat Violation
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed operator cell phone on top of prep table
Basic/40-06-5
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
Basic/13-03-4/Repeat Violation
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
Basic/21-12-4/Repeat Violation
Feb 16, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
Show 5 findings ▾
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
Intermediate/11-27-4
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Basic/14-09-4
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Back kitchen area
Basic/12B-07-4
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
Basic/13-03-4
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
Basic/21-12-4
Aug 23, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
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Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
Basic/50-09-4
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Basic/14-09-4
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Front kitchen area reach-in-cooler
Basic/08B-49-4
Food stored on floor. Bottles of water on floor in front kitchen area
Basic/08B-38-4/Corrected On-Site

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.