AVA RESTAURANT
718 South Howard Avenue
Tampa, Florida, 33606
Hillsborough County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5)
Based on 1 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 11/18/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
0
Basic
5
Total
8
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink stored in food preparation tables on cooks line. Employee removed drink. **Corrected On-Site**
- 12B-12-5:Basic - Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Employee drink from cup with no lid on cooks line.
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs hanging on oven door handle on cooks line.
- 10-07-4:Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Utensils stored in water at 87F in between grill and sauté station on cooks line.
- 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water in bottom of reach in cooler across from fryer on cooks line.
- 14-86-1:High Priority - Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Non-food grade cloth used to cover shrimp on cooks line.
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw fish stored overtop ready to eat green beans inside reach in cooler across from fryer on cooks line. Chef removed and properly stored fish.
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Red sauce hot holding at 128F. Chef reheated red sauce to 165F. **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/18/2024 revealed 8 total violations (3 high priority, 0 intermediate, 5 basic).