BAR LOUIE
2223 North West Shore Boulevard
Tampa, Florida, 33607
Hillsborough County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.7/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 4/7/2025
High Priority
1
Intermediate
2
Basic
4
Total
7
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. A cup of employee drinks stored with no lids stored on prep table by walk-in cooler. Operator discarded drink. **Corrected On-Site**
- 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. On cook line and dish machine area.
- 25-27-4:Basic - Straws provided for customer self-service not individually wrapped or in an approved dispenser. At bar. Operator starts moving some straws behind bar. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 29-11-4:Basic - Water leaking from faucet. In handwash sink at cook line.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. A small container of garlic herb spread 49 F stored in reach-in cooler at cook line. Operator placed ice bag on it at time of inspection. Re temped 43 F. **Corrected On-Site**
- 53B-13-5:Intermediate - 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. 2 employees have expired training certificates.
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. 1 spray bottle at storage shelf.
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/7/2025 revealed 7 total violations (1 high priority, 2 intermediate, 4 basic).
Inspection on 11/25/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
1
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 50-09-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-11-22: **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2024-11-25: Not present at time of callback **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/25/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic).
Inspection on 11/22/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
2
Total
3
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 50-09-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-11-22: **Admin Complaint**
- 14-69-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup up along door frame of 2-door True freezer **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-11-22: **Time Extended**
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 5 flies landing on wall in mop sink / water heater room **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-11-22: 5 flies landing on wall in back kitchen operator, eradicated, cleaned, and sanitized area **Admin Complaint**
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/22/2024 revealed 3 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic).
Inspection on 11/21/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
0
Basic
10
Total
12
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Mold like substance inside ice machine in back kitchen **Warning**
- 36-36-4:Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Missing above mop sink **Warning**
- 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. **Warning**
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Plastic containers wet nesting on shelf adjacent to walk-in cooler **Warning**
- 10-14-5:Basic - Ice bucket/shovel stored on floor between uses. **Warning**
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup up along door frame of 2-door True freezer **Warning**
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs stored on oven handles on cookline Employee removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Old food, grease, and dust but,d up on shelves above hand sink in dish area **Warning**
- 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. All soiled with old food debris under dish machine **Warning**
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. spray bottle of oil not labeled on cookline Employee labeled **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 09-01-4:High Priority - 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. Employee slicing limes in bar area Inspector explained proper hand washing glove use with the employee. Employee washed hands, changed, gloves, and washed limes **Warning**
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 5 flies landing on wall in mop sink / water heater room **Warning**
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/21/2024 revealed 12 total violations (2 high priority, 0 intermediate, 10 basic).