THURSTONS ITALIAN ICE HOME DEP
THURSTONS ITALIAN ICE HOME DEP maintains a 3.1/5 food safety rating based on 6 health department inspections in TAMPA. Recent inspections show improving food safety practices.
1712 North Dale Mabry Highway
Tampa, Florida, 33607
Hillsborough County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★★☆☆ (3.1/5)
Based on 6 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection Date: 10/21/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 10934289
- 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. A box of employee's fried rice stored on top shelf over hotdogs and sausages in reach-in cooler.
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer. Repeat Violation
- 35B-05-4:Basic - Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Service window opened with no screen installed. Discussed with employee to closed window after served each customer.
- 35A-02-7:High Priority - Live, small flying insects found 1 live fly observed inside the food truck. Operator able to made them out of the food truck. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 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. 1 employee training expired.
- 53B-09-4:Intermediate - Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. Training certificates are photocopied.
Inspection Date: 1/29/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8836082
- 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee food not segregated from same food in black Vissani refrigerator.
- 08B-47-4:Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor Container of buns stored on floor adjacent to register station.
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup up inside chest freezer and black Vissani refrigerator.
- 35B-07-4:Basic - Openings to the outside for equipment, such as ventilation fans, not screened or otherwise protected when the equipment is not in operation. Screen missing at service window.
- 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee placed gloves on hands without washing hands. Inspector explained proper gloves use and hand washing to employee.
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Wasp spray stored with equipment. On shelf above 3-compartment sink. Employee placed under 3-compartment sink. Corrected On-Site
Inspection Date: 10/1/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8835619
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Inspection Date: 7/22/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8714057
- 08B-42-4:Basic - Food stored outside. Observed 21 cases of sodas and box of individually wrapped chips stored in a plastic storage unit located outside of food truck Warning
- 51-22-4:Intermediate - Nonself-sufficient mobile food dispensing vehicle operating from an unapproved commissary. Observed 21 cases of sodas and box of individually wrapped chips stored in a plastic storage unit located outside of food truck Warning
Inspection Date: 5/10/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8454175
Inspection Date: 7/25/2023
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8335635
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Onions stored on floor by three compartment sink . Repeat Violation
- 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee placing gloves on with no prior hand washing .
- 02D-02-4:Intermediate - Packaged food not labeled as specified by law. Bulk containers not labeled , sugar .
- 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 sausage , cooked peppers all held over 24 hrs not date marked . Repeat Violation
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Toxic spray bottles not labeled . Repeat Violation