ZEKO'S EXPRESS GRILL
3609 East Busch Boulevard
Tampa, Florida, 33612
Hillsborough County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★½☆☆☆ (1.5/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 4/24/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
1
Basic
7
Total
10
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
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 phone on shelf above sauces. Repeat Violation
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Oil on floor on cook line.
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At handwash sink next to 3 Compartment Sink.
- 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go containers not inverted in dry storage.
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth on prep table. Repeat Violation
- 21-07-4:Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer bucket tested 0ppm, operator remade tested 50 ppm. Corrected On-Site
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Container of flour not labeled in dry storage. Repeat Violation
- 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 2/1/2024. Admin Complaint
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Potato salad 45 F-retemp 43 F, Cut tomatoes 58 F- retemp 50 F, cut lettuce 54 F- retemp 43 F, cheese 58 F- retemp 49 F in reach in coolers. Employee placed items on ice and in walk in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation
- 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. Operator provided one valid employee training.
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/24/2024 revealed 10 total violations (2 high priority, 1 intermediate, 7 basic).
Inspection on 12/11/2023
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
7
Total
8
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 24-05-4:Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice bucket not inverted above ice machine. Operator inverted at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink over soda machine. Operator removed at time of inspection. 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 phone and speaker above reach in cooler on cook line. Operator removed at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 35B-01-4:Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back door.
- 10-06-5:Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Spoon handle in peas, operator removed at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth on prep table next to slicer. Operator removed at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Container of sugar and corn starch not labeled, operator labeled at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut lettuce 44 F- retemp 42 F, potatoes 45 F- retemp 43 F, chicken 45 F- retemp 42 F, beef 45F- retemp 43 F in reach in cooler. Operator moved items to walk in cooler. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 12/11/2023 revealed 8 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 7 basic).