COLONY GRILL
3640 Midtown Drive
Tampa, Florida, 33607
Hillsborough County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.4/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 1/23/2025
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 1/23/2025 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 1/22/2025
High Priority
2
Intermediate
0
Basic
5
Total
7
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. Pink slim inside ice machine Repeat Violation Warning
- 14-74-7:Basic - Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Walking cooler temped at 50F Operator called maintenance to get the cooler serviced Warning
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink stored on prep table on cookline Employee removed Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation 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. Employee jacket and hat stored on pizza boxes in back kitchen Employee removed Corrected On-Site Warning
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup up inside chest freezer on cookline Warning
- 01B-07-4:High Priority - Food with mold-like growth. See stop sale. 5 lemons with mold-like growth inside walk-in cooler Warning
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cheese (55F - Cold Holding); marinara (44F - Cold Holding) mozzarella cheese (54 - Cold Holding) stored in walk-in cooler temped at 50F Manager placed food in small reachin cooler on cookline. Cheese retemped at 50F at 4:33pm; Marinara retemped at 43F at 4:34pm ; Mozzarella Cheese retemped at 50F at 4:34pm) **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/22/2025 revealed 7 total violations (2 high priority, 0 intermediate, 5 basic).
Inspection on 7/3/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
1
Basic
5
Total
8
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed pink slime inside ice machine
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee drink stored on chest freezer Corrected -observed employee remove Corrected On-Site
- 08B-47-4:Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Observed soda bob stored on floor at soda bib station Corrected -observed employee remove off floor Corrected On-Site
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed missing at hand sink adjacent to employee restrooms
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed bulk salt not labeled on counter above prep table on cookline Corrected- observed employee label Corrected On-Site
- 01B-07-4:High Priority - Food with mold-like growth. See stop sale. Observed 8 whole carrots with mold like substance in the walk-in cooler Observed employee discard
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed WD 40 stored on shelf above prep sink next to restrooms Corrected -observed employee place on Chemical shelf Corrected On-Site
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed spray bottle filled with sanitation not labeled on shelf above prep sink next to restrooms Corrected -observed employee label Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/3/2024 revealed 8 total violations (2 high priority, 1 intermediate, 5 basic).
Inspection on 2/13/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
2
Total
3
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-10-4:Basic - Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. Observed a paint brush used to spread oil on pizza pan Corrected -observed employee remove and discard Corrected On-Site
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed bulk salt not labeled on shelf above prep table Corrected observed employee label Corrected On-Site
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed paper towels and hand washing sign missing at hand sink in back kitchen Corrected -observed employee replace Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/13/2024 revealed 3 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 2 basic).
Inspection on 8/7/2023
High Priority
1
Intermediate
2
Basic
7
Total
10
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 32-12-5:Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. Employee restroom in kitchen used by men and women no covered receptacle.
- 12B-02-4:Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employees eating in back prep area on food prep , corrected, employee removed foods and drinks during inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee foods stored in walk in cooler not identified nor separated. Corrected manager labeled employee food away from other foods served to the public . Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone store on food prep table , corrected, employee removed phone at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Small round paper plates not inverted at bar area, corrected, manager inverted plates during inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop not hung to dry in mop sink area .
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Repeat Violation
- 22-43-4:High Priority - Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Three compartment sink set of less than 50 ppm of quaternary, corrected to 300 ppm of. Quaternary. Corrected On-Site
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed ice dumped in employee hand wash sink on cooks line .
- 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Sauce held over 24 hrs not date marked in walk in cooler .
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/7/2023 revealed 10 total violations (1 high priority, 2 intermediate, 7 basic).