KOBE JAPANESE STEAK HOUSE
North Dale Mabry Highway
Tampa, Florida, 33614
Hillsborough County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★★☆☆ (3.3/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 1/9/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
3
Total
4
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 water bottle on cooks line.
- 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 bag on shelf of clean dishes in dish area.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Bulk soda boxes on floor in dry storage. Operator relocated. Corrected On-Site
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards,.
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/9/2025 revealed 4 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 3 basic).
Inspection on 5/15/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
3
Total
3
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 22-20-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Accumulation of black/pink mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine next to office has mold-like substance on the back of the ice machine lid. Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-05-15: **Time Extended**
- 29-18-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Drain cover(s) missing. Located next to ice machine and three compartment sink. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-05-15: **Time Extended**
- 36-50-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Kitchen pipes behind kitchen equipment heavily soiled. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-05-15: **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 5/15/2024 revealed 3 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 3 basic).
Inspection on 5/14/2024
High Priority
5
Intermediate
1
Basic
10
Total
16
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/pink mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine next to office has mold-like substance on the back of the ice machine lid. Repeat Violation Warning
- 06-09-1:Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Raw tuna packaging stated packaging must be removed before thawing. Warning
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board on reach in cooler in kitchen adjacent to flat top griddle has excessive cut marks. Warning
- 29-18-4:Basic - Drain cover(s) missing. Located next to ice machine and three compartment sink. Warning
- 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Personal drink inside chest freezer in back kitchen area. Operator removed during time of inspection. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Bag ice stored on floor in walk in freezer Warning
- 33-16-4:Basic - Open cardboard dumpster lid. Warning
- 12B-13-4:Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Personal drink found inside box of cucumbers in walk in cooler. Operator removed drink during time of inspection. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 36-50-4:Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Kitchen pipes behind kitchen equipment heavily soiled. Warning
- 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed Zucchini stored over washed packaged lettuce in walk in cooler. Warning
- 12A-25-4:High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Server touched hair then handled clean equipment. Manager had employee put dishes in dish area and wash hands **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Approximately 20 live flies in bar area. Landing on alcohol bottles and shelves. 2 live flies inside kitchen area landing in dish pit area. Spoke with operator, will have pest control scheduled for tonight. Warning
- 01B-13-4:High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. 6 oz Tuna unwholesome. Raw tuna packaging stated packaging must be removed before thawing. Warning
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. raw chicken in reach in cooler tempted at 45F. Operator moved to walk in freezer retempted at 41F. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. cooked onions, tempted at 4:30pm, cooked at 4:25pm (127F). Operator turned on crockpot. Warning
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed a scrub in employee hand washing sink located in back kitchen next to prep sink area. Operator removed scrub at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site Warning
Food safety inspection conducted on 5/14/2024 revealed 16 total violations (5 high priority, 1 intermediate, 10 basic).
Inspection on 12/15/2023
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
1
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 22-20-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. - From follow-up inspection 2023-12-15: **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 12/15/2023 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic).
Inspection on 12/11/2023
High Priority
1
Intermediate
1
Basic
3
Total
5
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.
- 12B-01-4:Basic - Employee eating while preparing food. Discussed with management
- 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee drinks in reach in cooler.
- 22-49-4:High Priority - Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. High temp tested at 141 f tested two times. Discussed with employee to use three compartment sink to wash rinse and sanitize.
- 16-37-1:Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Quaternary
Food safety inspection conducted on 12/11/2023 revealed 5 total violations (1 high priority, 1 intermediate, 3 basic).