ZEKO'S MEDITERRANEAN GRILL
806 East Hillsborough Avenue
Tampa, Florida, 33604
Hampton Terrace
Hillsborough County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★★☆☆ (3.1/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 4/9/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
2
Total
3
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-09-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. On cooksline **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-04-09: **Time Extended**
- 36-17-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floor tiles cracked in disrepair. In dish machine area **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-04-09: **Time Extended**
- 02B-04-5:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Menu contains an item made with a raw/undercooked animal food as an ingredient and description of item does not inform consumer of raw/undercooked animal food ingredient. Garlic sauce contains raw eggs and listed on menu included on the chicken shawarma sandwich. Menu item does not inform consumer of raw animal product **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-04-09: **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/9/2025 revealed 3 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 2 basic).
Inspection on 4/7/2025
High Priority
5
Intermediate
1
Basic
9
Total
15
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Used in plastic containers with seasoning on shelf in prep area. **Warning**
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. On cooksline **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Front kitchen area **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Plastic large containers in dish machine room **Warning**
- 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles cracked in disrepair. In dish machine area **Warning**
- 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. **Warning**
- 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Observed plastic forks not inverted in container in front kitchen area. Observed to go containers in dish machine room on top shelf not converted **Warning**
- 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed tomatoes over cut vegetables in walk-in-cooler **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 29-11-4:Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. At 3 compartment sink faucet **Warning**
- 09-01-4:High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Operator used barehand to handle to go fries. Discussed proper hand washing and glove use with manager **Warning**
- 03C-88-4:High Priority - Initial heating process is longer than 60 minutes to partially cook a raw animal food that will be fully cooked at a later time. Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Approximately 6 lbs of lamb on Gyro comb from night before frozen and reused next day **Warning**
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Approximately 6 lbs of lamb on Gyro cone from night before. Reach in cooler cook line Sliced tomatoes 4 lbs 53F Potato salad 10 lbs 49F Feta cheese 1 lb 45F Cut leafy greens (lettuce) 3 lbs 46F Hummus 10 lbs 52 F Cut leafy greens (lettuce) 3 lbs 46 **Warning** **Warning**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Chicken gizzards on cooksline at 57 F. Operator placing ice on gizzards. See stop sale reach-in-cooler on far end of cooksline Sliced tomatoes 4 lbs 53F Potato salad 10 lbs 49F Feta cheese 1 lb 45F Cut leafy greens (lettuce) 3 lbs 46F Hummus 10 lbs 52 F Cut leafy greens (lettuce) 3 lbs 46 **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed bottle with toxic chemicals stored near Observed bottle with toxic chemicals stored of food on cooksline **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 02B-04-5:Intermediate - Menu contains an item made with a raw/undercooked animal food as an ingredient and description of item does not inform consumer of raw/undercooked animal food ingredient. Garlic sauce contains raw eggs and listed on menu included on the chicken shawarma sandwich. Menu item does not inform consumer of raw animal product **Warning**
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/7/2025 revealed 15 total violations (5 high priority, 1 intermediate, 9 basic).
Inspection on 11/7/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
4
Total
4
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. On front kitchen counter **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employees personal items on front kitchen area counter **Corrected On-Site**
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Walk-in-cooler
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/7/2024 revealed 4 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 4 basic).