CHEESECAKE FACTORY (THE)
2223 North West Shore Boulevard
Tampa, Florida, 33607
Hillsborough County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.3/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 1/6/2025
High Priority
2
Intermediate
0
Basic
7
Total
9
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 on prep table on service line Employee removed **Corrected On-Site**
- 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee preparing food with no beard guard Employee placed beard guard on face **Corrected On-Site**
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor soiled with old food debris in back prep kitchen Employee swept floor **Corrected On-Site**
- 08B-47-4:Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. 6 boxes of tea on floor in dry storage room Employee placed on shelf **Corrected On-Site**
- 14-38-4:Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Cracked plastic container lid in use in walk in cooler
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Stored on prep table on cookline Employee removed and placed in sanitizer bucket **Corrected On-Site**
- 21-38-4:Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Stored on floor on cookline Employee placed on shelf **Corrected On-Site**
- 12A-28-4:High Priority - Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee rubbed hands on pants and continued to Cook and prepare food Inspector explained proper hand washing to manager
- 01B-14-4:High Priority - Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale. 1 shelled egg cracked in walk in cooler Observed employee discard
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/6/2025 revealed 9 total violations (2 high priority, 0 intermediate, 7 basic).
Inspection on 8/8/2024
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 8/8/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 8/7/2024
High Priority
4
Intermediate
0
Basic
6
Total
10
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee drink stored on prep table Corrected observed employee remove **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 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 phone stored on prep table on service line Corrected -observed employee remove **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed employee with no beard guard making food on cookline **Warning**
- 14-38-4:Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Observed cracked plastic containers **Warning**
- 10-07-4:Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed rice scoop stored in water temped at 85 F Observed employee discard water **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 36-64-5:Basic - Objectionable odors in bathroom or other areas of the establishment Objectionable odor on service line under soda machine **Warning**
- 28-26-5:High Priority - Sewage/wastewater backing up through floor drains. Observed waste water backing up at two draining in dish pit and under ice machine. Observed waste water backing up at 2 drains on cookline. Observed employees walking through waste water throughout kitchen and walking into lobby. Plumber is currently onsite working on drains and fixed drains at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Admin Complaint**
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observe garlic (51 - Cold Holding) and raw chicken (47 - Cold Holding) on cookline reachin cooler **Warning**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cooked chicken (47 - Cold Holding) on cookline, raw chicken (47 - Cold Holding) , garlic (51 - Cold Holding) Observed employee place on ice **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
- 08A-04-5:High Priority - unwashed produce food stored over or with ready to eat mustard in walk-in cooler Corrected observed employee remove mustard **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/7/2024 revealed 10 total violations (4 high priority, 0 intermediate, 6 basic).