KANG'S GARDEN
West Linebaugh Avenue
Tampa, Florida, 33612
Hillsborough County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★½☆☆☆ (1.5/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 4/17/2025
High Priority
3
Intermediate
1
Basic
7
Total
11
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-05-4:Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Card board used to line reachin freezer located across from 3-compartment sink.
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink stored on prep counter on cookline. Employee moved to front registers. **Corrected On-Site**
- 08B-47-4:Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. 2 cases of oil and a container of sauce stored on floor on cookline. Employee placed on shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice build up inside 2-door Hoshizaki freezer adjacent to 3-compartment sink.
- 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Stored in mop bucket at mop sink. Employee inverted. **Corrected On-Site**
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Stored on prep table on cookline. Employee placed in sanitizer bucket. **Corrected On-Site**
- 21-38-4:Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Observed on floor adjacent to front registers. Employee placed on shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
- 41-07-4:High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Advil stored on shelf above bags of rice on storage shelf adjacent to back door. Employee removed. **Corrected On-Site**
- 22-48-5:High Priority - Establishment using a sanitizer solution that does not meet the requirements specified in 40 CFR 180. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until approved sanitizer is available for warewashing. Location only has 101 Regular bleach that is used to washing laundry. Operator purchased approved sanitizer from store. **Corrected On-Site**
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shelled eggs stored over sauce in walk-in cooler. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 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. Cooked pasta and pork not date marked in walk-in cooler.
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/17/2025 revealed 11 total violations (3 high priority, 1 intermediate, 7 basic).
Inspection on 9/20/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
1
Basic
3
Total
5
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. A plastic container with no handle used as rice scoop in rice bin. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-09-20: **Time Extended**
- 14-11-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Walk-in cooler door gaskets and sweeper torn. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-09-20: **Time Extended**
- 36-73-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of grease. Under cooking range and oven at cook line. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-09-20: **Time Extended**
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken stored over multiple sauce buckets in walk-in cooler. Raw beef stored behind shredded roast pork in reach-in cooler. Operator rearranged items to prevent cross contamination. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-09-20: **Time Extended**
- 02C-02-5:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Roasted pork, cooked chicken and various cooked food in walk-in cooler. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-09-20: **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/20/2024 revealed 5 total violations (1 high priority, 1 intermediate, 3 basic).
Inspection on 9/17/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
4
Basic
6
Total
13
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. A plastic container with no handle used as rice scoop in rice bin. **Warning**
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Walk-in cooler door gaskets and sweeper torn. **Warning**
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of grease. Under cooking range and oven at cook line. **Warning**
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Fry oils stored on floor in kitchen. **Warning**
- 12B-13-4:Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee opened soda stored in reach-in cooler at cook line. Removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 25-05-4:Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Multiple cases of take out food containers stored on floor in kitchen. **Warning**
- 12A-11-4:High Priority - Employee used the bathroom and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands upon returning to employee area. Employee states that he washed hands in bathroom. Discussed with operator and educated employee at time of inspection. **Warning**
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken stored over multiple sauce buckets in walk-in cooler. Raw beef stored behind shredded roast pork in reach-in cooler. Operator rearranged items to prevent cross contamination. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Walk-in cooler - Cold Holding: diced roast pork 44 F, cooked sliced chicken 45 F, raw shrimp 45 F, raw chicken 45 F. Operator states that walk-in cooler opens frequently during food prepping, and contacted refrigerator repair company at time of inspection. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Large container stored in front of the handwash sink at kitchen. Operator relocated container. A plastic container stored in handwash sink at front service area. Removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. At kitchen. **Warning**
- 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. Roasted pork, cooked chicken and various cooked food in walk-in cooler. **Warning**
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/17/2024 revealed 13 total violations (3 high priority, 4 intermediate, 6 basic).