THE HUNGRY GREEK OF WESTCHASE
12950 RACETRACK RD STE 114, TAMPA 33626
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.1/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 2/12/2025
High Priority
2
Intermediate
0
Basic
4
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 stored on service line. Employee removed. Corrected On-Site
- 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 stored with sale food on storage shelf. Employee removed. Corrected On-Site
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Plastic containers wet nesting on shelf adjacent to 3-compartment sink.
- 02D-03-4:Basic - Label on a food item prepared and packaged onsite for customer self-service does not include product identity/description, date product was packaged and name and address of the establishment that prepared and packaged the food. Prepacked baklava missing label information. Employee properly labeled items at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. chicken (109 - Hot Holding) and rice (120F - Hot Holding) in warmer unit next to grill top. Employee placed chicken on grill to reheat and rice was placed in microwave to reheat. Chicken was temped at 179F and rice was temped at 180F. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/12/2025 revealed 6 total violations (2 high priority, 0 intermediate, 4 basic).
Inspection on 9/17/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
2
Basic
1
Total
5
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Dish machine is not in-use and waiting to be removed.
- 41-18-4:High Priority - Warewashing sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. Quat Sanitizer in three-compartments sink tested 500+ ppm. Operator diluted with water, tested 200ppm. Recommended operator to re calibrate dispenser. Corrected On-Site
- 41-27-4:High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Quat sanitizer tested 500+ ppm. Operator remade solution, tested 200ppm.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda nuzzles soiled with slimy substance.
- 53B-13-5:Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. 10 of 12 employees have no proof of training. Some of them are newly hired per manager.
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/17/2024 revealed 5 total violations (2 high priority, 2 intermediate, 1 basic).
Inspection on 3/18/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
3
Basic
2
Total
8
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. Observed employee opened bottled water stored on shelf over food prep table in kitchen. Employee removed drink. Corrected On-Site
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Dish machine in disrepair, operator states that they are no longer use the dish machine for ware washing.
- 03D-02-5:High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Observed 3 containers of Lemon chicken rice soup 52-59 F cooling from last night more than 6 hours in walk-in cooler.
- 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee picked up paper debris from floor, then replaced gloves and handled plated food to customer without washing hands first. Discussed with operator about proper handwash procedures.
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed 3 containers of Lemon chicken rice soup 52-59 F cooling from last night more than 6 hours in walk-in cooler.
- 12A-03-4:Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Observed employee washed hands in three compartment sink. Discussed handwash sink with employee, employee washed hands again in handwash sink at time of inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 03D-15-4:Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Observed 3 containers of Lemon chicken rice soup covered and more than 4 inches deep cooling from last night more than 6 hours in walk-in cooler at 52-59F.
- 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. 4 employees training expired on 02/19/24.
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/18/2024 revealed 8 total violations (3 high priority, 3 intermediate, 2 basic).
Inspection on 9/14/2023
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
1
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 16-55-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Dishmachine not washing/rinsing properly. Must wash, rinse and sanitize all dishware, equipment and utensils in three-compartment sink until dishmachine is functioning properly. Chlorine tested 0ppm. No warewashing in dish machine at time of inspection. three compartment sink setup. Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-09-14: **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/14/2023 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic).
Inspection on 9/13/2023
High Priority
1
Intermediate
1
Basic
2
Total
4
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 16-55-4:Basic - Dishmachine not washing/rinsing properly. Must wash, rinse and sanitize all dishware, equipment and utensils in three-compartment sink until dishmachine is functioning properly. Chlorine tested 0ppm. No warewashing in dish machine at time of inspection. three compartment sink setup. Repeat Violation Warning
- 14-38-4:Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Cracked lids covered cut lettuce in walk-in cooler. Operator replaced lid. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach-in cooler at front service line: Cold holding: potato salad 53 F, hummus 58 F, diced tomato 50 F, feta 58 F. Operator moved all time/temperature control for safety food to walk-in freezer for rapid cooling, and contacted refrigerator repair company at time of inspection. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
- 05-08-4:Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. Warning
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/13/2023 revealed 4 total violations (1 high priority, 1 intermediate, 2 basic).