U POKE SPOT
5001 E FOWLER AVE UNIT F, Tampa FL 33617 · 813.533.3707
Last inspected Mar 18, 2026 · 6 visits since November 2023
5 inspections, climbing. The current grade is the best on record.
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable in the front service area near hand washing sink.
Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed an employee washing a knife in the front handwashing sink.
Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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No soap provided at handwash sink next to the three compartment sink.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed a black mold like substance on the gaskets to the reach in and walk in cooler.
Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed a handwashing sink being turned off in the kitchen. Manager turned water supply back on to hand washing sink.
No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Establishment has no written plan for the sushi rice being held with time. Emailed operator a copy of the correct paperwork.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed tongs on the oven door. Manager removed tongs.
Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Observed rusted shelves in the walk in cooler.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Raw animal food not separated from ready-to-eat food during preparation. Observed raw chicken stored over soy sauce in walk in cooler.
No soap provided at handwash sink. Observed no soap at handwashing sink next to three compartment sink.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed no food date marked in walk in cooler.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Manager moved tongs and placed in container.
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.