VIP MEXICAN AMERICAN CUISINE
10625 GULF BLVD, Treasure Island FL 33706 · 727-360-5062
Last inspected Mar 27, 2026 · 6 visits since October 2023
5 inspections, climbing. The current grade is the best on record.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Homemade ranch 50f,, chile Verdi 50f, held in small fridge-frozen unit.
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Homemade ranch 50f,, chile Verdi 50f, held in small fridge-frozen unit.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade.
No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Small fridge holding sauces.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine.
Drain cover(s) missing.in front of ice machine.
Food stored on floor. Cooking oil and chips.
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Milk in reach in cooler at pass thru wait station no date marked after opening. Employee date milk opened 3-24.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener soiled with food debris,
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on prep table in walk thru area. Employee removed drink.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Wet nesting of plastic containers on drying rack. Employee removed to dish area to be cleaned.
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels on clean plastic pans in dish area. Employee moved to dish area to be cleaned.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Dented cans of tomato sauce on dry storage shelf.
Server handled soiled dishes or utensils and then picked up plated food, served food, or prepared a beverage without washing hands. Server dirty dish to clean plated food no hand wash. Educated employees.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener soiled. In prep area,
Food stored on floor. Container of cooking oil on floor in pass thru area. Employee removed it to shelf.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked onions 97f, cooked peppers 105f, items now added to TPHC. These two items are on dry erase board but we're not listed in TPHC paperwork.
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.