ACROPOLIS GREEK TAVERNA
Bruce B Downs Boulevard
Tampa, Florida, 33620
Hillsborough County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★½☆☆☆ (1.7/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 3/13/2025
High Priority
1
Intermediate
2
Basic
7
Total
10
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed cups with handles being used as a scoop in the dry rice and lentil bins in the dry storage area. **Repeat Violation**
- 23-24-4:Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Observed the handle to the microwave on the cook line being soiled with food debris.
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed dust soiled ceiling tiles in the kitchen above the cook line. **Repeat Violation**
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable on the prep tables and flip top units. **Repeat Violation**
- 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Observed the interior of the microwave being soiled with food debris on the cook line.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed soiled gaskets on the reach in coolers on the cook line. **Repeat Violation**
- 14-17-4:Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw beef over ready to eat sauces in the walk in cooler.
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed a box of glove and a towel in the hand washing sink near the dish machine. Manager removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink near the cook line.
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/13/2025 revealed 10 total violations (1 high priority, 2 intermediate, 7 basic).
Inspection on 11/22/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
2
Basic
9
Total
11
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed bowls with no handles being used as scoops in the sugar and bread crumbs bins. Manager removed bowls. **Corrected On-Site**
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed ceiling tiles and vents being soiled with dust in the kitchen prep and cook line area.
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed the cutting boards on the flip top unit stained and with many cut marks all throughout to where it is no longer easily cleanable.
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed two employee drinks being stored on the prep table in the kitchen prep area. Manager removed drinks. **Corrected On-Site**
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee personal belongings such as a purse and headphones being stored on the prep table. Manager removed all items and stored correct. **Corrected On-Site**
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed three cases of beef being stored on the floor in the walk in freezer. Observed several cases of shortening and two cases of dry pasta being stored on the floor in the dry storage area next to the ice machine. Observed three cases of peppers, one case of yogurt, one box of lemons and several cases of water being stored on the floor in the walk in cooler. Manager had an employee lift all items six inches off the floor. **Corrected On-Site**
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed three tongs on the oven door on the cook line. Manager removed tongs. **Corrected On-Site**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed the gaskets to the walk in cooler being soiled with a black mold-like substance.
- 21-10-4:Basic - Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. Observed a soiled wet cloth being used on the cook line. Manager removed cloth. **Corrected On-Site**
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed the handwashing sink in the dish washing area with a box of gloves, an employee purse and aprons being stored in it. Manager removed all items and stored correctly.
- 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Observed no soap at the handwashing sink near the cook line.
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/22/2024 revealed 11 total violations (0 high priority, 2 intermediate, 9 basic).