CANTINA MEXICAN GRILL AND BAR
Cross Creek Boulevard
Tampa, Florida, 33647
Hillsborough County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.4/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 3/18/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/18/2025 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 1/10/2025
High Priority
1
Intermediate
2
Basic
0
Total
3
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee wash hands with gloves on to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee wash hands with gloves on. Warning
- 53A-03-7:Intermediate - Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Yecid Cardenas exam date 9/19/19 expired 9/19/24 Warning
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda gun in bar area. Employee wash, rinsed, and sanitized Corrected On-Site Warning
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/10/2025 revealed 3 total violations (1 high priority, 2 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 4/3/2024
High Priority
6
Intermediate
1
Basic
14
Total
21
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 32-01-4:Basic - Bathroom facility not located on the same floor as the food establishment. Both men and women's doors.
- 32-04-4:Basic - Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors.
- 24-06-4:Basic - Clean utensils or equipment stored in dirty container, on clean dish storage rack.
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed boards on cutting board rack.
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Observe food debris behind cook line equipment.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Observe box of shrimp on walk in freezer floor and operator removed shrimp from floor to shelf. Corrected On-Site
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in walk-in freezer. On floor of walk-in freezer.
- 10-08-5:Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Ice scoop on soft drink rack. Operator removed and solved the solution. Corrected On-Site
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed on oven door handle. Operator removed from door handle. Corrected On-Site
- 10-01-5:Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Corrected On-Site
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observe debris between line cook line equipment.
- 25-05-4:Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Observed container on floor in dry storage. Operator removed container on floor. Corrected On-Site
- 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed near mop sink and behind dishwasher.
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed container of white sauce in walk in cooler.
- 22-41-4:High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dishwasher (Chlorine 0ppm); Dishwasher (Chlorine 100ppm). Operator primed chemical to comply. Corrected On-Site
- 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 02/01/2024. Operator renewed during inspection. Confirmation #236061711. Corrected On-Site
- 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Corrected On-Site
- 08A-17-6:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed raw chicken stored over raw beef, operator fixed it. Moved raw chicken.
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cooked chicken (50F) in walk in cooler. From overnight.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cooked chicken (50F) in walk in cooler. From overnight.
- 11-27-4:Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Provided form to operator. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/3/2024 revealed 21 total violations (6 high priority, 1 intermediate, 14 basic).
Inspection on 11/8/2023
High Priority
2
Intermediate
1
Basic
5
Total
8
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 21-17-4:Basic - Clean linens stored on floor. Observed stored on floor in dry storage room Corrected -observed employee place on shelf Corrected On-Site
- 08B-47-4:Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Observed a container of oil stored on floor on cookline
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed 4- pairs of tongs stored on oven handles
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed missing at hand sink in dish area
- 25-05-4:Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Observed Togo cups stored on floor in dry storage room adjacent to mop sink Corrected observed employee place items on a crate Corrected On-Site
- 08A-20-5:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Observed raw chicken stored behind raw shrimp in reachin cooler on cookline Corrected -observed employee place chicken in front of raw shrimp Corrected On-Site
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cheese (44F - Cold Holding); cut tomatoes (45F - Cold Holding) in reach in cooler on cookline Corrective action observed employee move to walkin cooler **Corrective Action Taken**
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed a push cart blocking hand sink in cookline Corrected observed employee remove Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/8/2023 revealed 8 total violations (2 high priority, 1 intermediate, 5 basic).