TAMPA BAY BREWING COMPANY WESTCHASE
13937 MONROE'S BUSINESS PARK, TAMPA 33635
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.5/5)
Based on 8 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 4/21/2025
High Priority
1
Intermediate
2
Basic
8
Total
11
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 stored on prep table on service line. Employee removed. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 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. Corrected On-Site
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Metal pans wet nesting on shelf in storage area.
- 35B-08-4:Basic - Fly sticky tape hanging over food/food preparation area/food-contact equipment. Fly sticky tape hanging from ceiling in kitchen. Employee removed and discarded. Corrected On-Site
- 14-38-4:Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Cracked plastic containers on storage shelf in dish area.
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice build up along door frame and floor of walk-in freezer.
- 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Inside Avantico reachin cooler next to fryers on cook line.
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Container of bulk sugar not labeled in back kitchen adjacent to mixer machine. Employee labeled. Corrected On-Site
- 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee on cook line removed soiled gloves and directly placed new gloves on before switching tasks. Inspector explained proper hand washing and gloves use to employee and manager. Observed employee wash hands and place gloves on. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand sink in bar area used as a dump sink. observed employee dumping drinks in sink at time of inspection.
- 31B-05-4:Intermediate - Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. At hand sink next to ice machine.
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/21/2025 revealed 11 total violations (1 high priority, 2 intermediate, 8 basic).
Inspection on 12/2/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
1
Basic
3
Total
6
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 with no lid stored on prep table while preparing food in prep room.
- 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 cellphone stored on prep table while preparing food in prep room. Employee put away cellphone. Corrected On-Site
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. 2 bags of raw grand beef thawing in prep sink with no running water.
- 12A-09-4:High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Observed employee wearing a ripped gloves handled soiled dishes and picked up pans from floor, then handled clean food containers and equipment from dish machine. Discussed with operator.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Glass door reach-in cooler at prep area- Cold Holding: garlic butter 45 F, butter 46 F, cooked beef brisket 46 F. Operator moved brisket to reach-in freezer and voluntarily discarded butter. re temp brisket 42 F. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At pizza station. Operator provided paper towels at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 12/2/2024 revealed 6 total violations (2 high priority, 1 intermediate, 3 basic).
Inspection on 5/24/2024
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 5/24/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 5/23/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Observed: Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. -3 live flies in kitchen area. -1 live fly in dish area -3 live flies in seating area Per Allison M following day callback. Priority: High Priority
Food safety inspection conducted on 5/23/2024 revealed 1 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 3/11/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 16-62-1:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-07: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-11: **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/11/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 3/7/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
1
Basic
0
Total
2
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach-in cooler at pizza station - Cold holding: sliced ham 50 F, shredded mozzarella 50 F, cooked onion 49 F, pizza sauce 50 F. Operator placed all time/temperature control for safety food on ice at time of inspection. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-07: Reach-in cooler at pizza station - Cold holding: sliced ham 51 F, shredded mozzarella 46 F, salsa 48 F, cooked chicken 44 F. Admin Complaint
- 16-62-1:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-07: **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/7/2024 revealed 2 total violations (1 high priority, 1 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 3/5/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
2
Basic
2
Total
6
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 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. Multiple ROP fish thawing in walk-in cooler. Operator cut opened all ROP fish at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 21-08-4:Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Test 100ppm. Operator remade sanitizer buckets, re test 200ppm. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired on 02/01/2024. Renewed at time of inspection . Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Warning
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach-in cooler at pizza station - Cold holding: sliced ham 50 F, shredded mozzarella 50 F, cooked onion 49 F, pizza sauce 50 F. Operator placed all time/temperature control for safety food on ice at time of inspection. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade soiled with old food debris. Warning
- 16-62-1:Intermediate - No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. Repeat Violation Warning
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/5/2024 revealed 6 total violations (2 high priority, 2 intermediate, 2 basic).
Inspection on 8/9/2023
High Priority
2
Intermediate
5
Basic
3
Total
10
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Repeat Violation
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. On fryer's door handles. Employee removed. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
- 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired on 02/01/2023. Admin Complaint
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. A container of raw fish 44 F and raw calamari 45 F stored in reach-in cooler at cook line. Operator placed in ice bath, re temped raw fish 41 F and raw calamari 43 F. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards stained in prep room and at cook line. Repeat Violation
- 16-62-1:Intermediate - No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine.
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No soap provided at handwash sink. Handwash sink at outdoor bar.
- 53B-14-5:Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. 3 employees training expired.
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. 1 spray bottle at indoor bar. Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/9/2023 revealed 10 total violations (2 high priority, 5 intermediate, 3 basic).