COLUMBIA CAFE AT THE TAMPA BAY HISTORY CENTER
801 OLD WATER ST
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.7/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 3/28/2025
High Priority
1
Intermediate
1
Basic
2
Total
4
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 12B-01-4:Basic - Employee eating while preparing food. Main cooks line
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. 1 employee
- 35A-02-7:High Priority - Live, small flying insects found 2 live flies in back kitchen by service line.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Ice machine soiled interior Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/28/2025 revealed 4 total violations (1 high priority, 1 intermediate, 2 basic).
Inspection on 10/21/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
1
Basic
3
Total
5
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 a mold like substance in the ice machine bin at time of inspection Repeat Violation
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee drink and phone stored on lift top reach in cooler next to food at time of inspection
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Observed wet nesting on metal food containers stored on green wire shelves at time of inspection Repeat Violation
- 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee talking on phone while prepping bread, put phone away and put on glove to continue prep at time of inspection
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board stained at time of inspection
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/21/2024 revealed 5 total violations (1 high priority, 1 intermediate, 3 basic).
Inspection on 3/7/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
2
Total
3
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.
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Spray bottle and other items in sink, cart blocking sink, moved obstructions. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/7/2024 revealed 3 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 2 basic).
Inspection on 11/30/2023
High Priority
2
Intermediate
0
Basic
2
Total
4
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under equipment
- 21-08-4:Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 170 sink and surface operator will set up manually until adjustments can be made to the device.
- 22-42-4:High Priority - Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized.170 sink and surface operator will set up manually until adjustments can be made to the device.
- 29-42-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/30/2023 revealed 4 total violations (2 high priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic).