TOMATO JOES
West Waters Avenue
Tampa, Florida, 33634
Hillsborough County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.1/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 2/7/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
7
Total
8
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Foam bowl used to scoop bulk salt on cookline. Employee removed **Corrected On-Site**
- 36-37-5:Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Ceiling tiles in storage area.
- 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Hand sink on service line
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Old food debris build up inside reaching cooler on cookline
- 08B-63-4:Basic - Unpackaged food in an unprotected holding unit in a customer/nonsecure area. Hallway to restrooms
- 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Stored on mop bucket near restrooms.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener soiled with old food debris on back kitchen prep table
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/7/2025 revealed 8 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 7 basic).
Inspection on 9/24/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
1
Basic
6
Total
10
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 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 purse and cellphone stored on prep table at cook line. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
- 13-07-4:Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. 1 employee in kitchen.
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. 1 employee in kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
- 51-13-4:Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. **Repeat Violation**
- 40-01-4:Basic - No suitable facilities provided to store employee clothing and other possessions. Employee's E-bike stored in dry food storage area.
- 12B-13-4:Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee's opened bottled water and opened canned soda stored in reach-in cooler over cooked chicken and other food items. Operator removed drinks. **Corrected On-Site**
- 01B-01-4:High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Sliced olives.
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs stored over cooked chicken and sliced tomatoes in large reach-in cooler. Operator rearranged items to prevent cross contamination. **Corrected On-Site**
- 03F-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control can be determined. Pizza slices in display case. Operator time marked at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. At front service line. Operator provided. **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/24/2024 revealed 10 total violations (3 high priority, 1 intermediate, 6 basic).