THE OLIVE GARDEN ITALIAN RESTAURANT

17011 Palm Pointe Drive
Tampa, Florida, 33647
Hillsborough County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★★☆☆ (3.1/5)
Based on 6 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 5/21/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10758752

  • 14-74-7:Basic - Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Warning
  • 36-22-4:Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Cook line, prep area, dish area, ice on floor of walk in freezer. Observed no active leak Warning
  • 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water in reach in cooler located near salad station Warning
  • 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Food containers containing food removed from its original container not labeled with common name. Shaker Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. cooked pasta (45F - Cold Holding); cold pasta (47F - Cold Holding); cold pasta (45F - Cold Holding) Warning
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cooked pasta (45F - Cold Holding); cold pasta (47F - Cold Holding); cold pasta (45F - Cold Holding). Operator to keep this unit empty until it can be determined if it is working properly. See stop sale, Warning

Inspection Date: 3/25/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10761040

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 1/16/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10758518

  • 50-09-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-01-16: **Time Extended**
  • 51-16-7:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Hand sink removed from left side of dish area. Hand sink removed from right side of ice machine on exposed line. Prep sink in server station removed across from expo line. Observed disconnected hot and cold water lines. Server POS area, ice well and hand sink flipped. No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-01-16: **Time Extended**

Inspection Date: 1/13/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8769782

  • 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Warning
  • 29-03-4:Basic - Water draining onto floor surface. Observed ice machine draining onto floor and water was flowing into floor drain in front of ice machine. Warning
  • 28-26-5:High Priority - Observed wastewater backing up through floor drain on cook line. Observed pasta water drain line going into floor drain that is blocked and overflowing with oily pasta water. Observed employee walking through water on main cook line. Manager was able to clear line and waste water is draining properly. Manager cleaned and sanitized floor surfaces. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 51-16-7:Intermediate - Hand sink removed from left side of dish area. Hand sink removed from right side of ice machine on exposed line. Prep sink in server station removed across from expo line. Observed disconnected hot and cold water lines. Server POS area, ice well and hand sink flipped. No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Warning
  • 11-26-1:Intermediate - No proof provided that some food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Manager unable to pull reporting argreement for employee that is expired on training and at least 1 new hire working on site. Warning
  • 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. Employee training expired for 1 employee that expired in 10-29-2024 Warning
  • 03G-18-5:Intermediate - Temperature not recorded during cooling process of cook-chill/sous vide reduced oxygen packaged food. Missing initial cooling temperatures on log from 1-12-2024. Per manager new employee stepped in to help and wasn't fully trained. Warning

Inspection Date: 1/29/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8537434

  • 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 10/26/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8370901

  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee drink stored on prep table adjacent to fryers Corrected -observed employee voluntarily discard Corrected On-Site
  • 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed employee missing beard guard on cookline Observed employee place beard guard on Corrected On-Site
  • 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed missing at hand sink next to 3-compartment sink Correct-observed employee replace Corrected On-Site
  • 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed sanitizer spray bottle stored with single service cutlery Corrected -observed employee remove Corrected On-Site
  • 02C-03-5:Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Observed while milk not date marked in bar area Corrected -observed employee date mark Corrected On-Site