TODO RICO
8000 N ARMENIA AVE STE B, Tampa FL 33604 · 813-933-1529
Last inspected May 6, 2026 · 6 visits since August 2023
5 inspections within 25 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
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.
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Dented can present. See stop sale.fruit cocktail great value 2 cans dented.
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
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
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
Food stored on floor. Tomato box on floor. By kitchen entrance
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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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.
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
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Box of tomatoes and bottled water in kitchen area
Food stored in a location that is exposed to splash/dust. Hand sink near prep table in front kitchen area
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.
Met inspection standards. 10 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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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
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.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Slicer soiled with old food debris
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
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
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Back kitchen area
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
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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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.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Back kitchen area
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Front kitchen area reach-in-cooler
Food stored on floor. Bottles of water on floor in front kitchen area
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