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Licensee
Name: U POKE SPOT License Number: SEA3916476
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 02/01/2025
Primary Status: Current Secondary Status: Active
Location Address: 5001 E FOWLER AVE UNIT F
TAMPA, FL 33617

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Routine - Food 10/08/2018 Follow-up Inspection Required
Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
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Violations:
A summary of the violations found during the inspection are listed below. The department cites violations of Florida's sanitation and safety laws, which are based on the standards of U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Food Code. High Priority violations are those which could contribute directly to a foodborne illness or injury and include items such as cooking, reheating, cooling and hand-washing. Intermediate violations are those which, if not addressed, could lead to risk factors that contribute to foodborne illness or injury. These violations include personnel training, documentation or record keeping and labeling. Basic violations are those which are considered best practices to implement. While most establishments correct all violations in a timely manner (often during the inspection), the division's procedures are designed to compel compliance with all violations through follow-up visits, administration action or closure when necessary.
Violation    Observation
14-01-4    Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food in dry storage- rice and soy sauce **Warning**
51-11-4    Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured by ice machine **Warning**
50-09-4    Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. **Warning**
12B-07-4    Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage stored on shelf with utensils under front counter **Warning**
40-07-4    Basic - Employee personal items stored with or above food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. In dry storage area, front prep area, kitchen area **Warning**
10-20-4    Basic - In-use tongs stored on oven door handle between uses. **Warning**
14-31-4    Basic - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food in walk-in cooler **Warning**
23-10-4    Basic - Walk-in cooler gaskets soiled with slimy/mold-like build-up. Build-up of dust on nonfood-contact surface on ice machine filters **Warning**
14-17-4    Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. **Warning**
21-12-4    Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses on front prep line **Warning**
02D-01-5    Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name in dry storage and on top of oven **Warning**
50-17-2    High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. 2/1/2018 **Admin Complaint**
03B-01-5    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Rice out of hot holding at 87°F and not marked with time **Warning**
03F-02-4    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (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 cannot be determined, rice held out less than 4 hours not time stamped . No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food. Emailed form **Warning**
08A-05-4    High Priority - Raw animal food (raw fish) stored over ready-to-eat food (cabbage) in walk-in cooler **Warning**
31A-13-4    Intermediate - Employee used handwash sink as a dump sink. Observed cabbage in drain of employee handwash sink in back kitchen area **Warning**
53A-05-6    Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ **Warning**
53B-01-5    Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
02C-02-4    Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Raw fish and krab in walk-in cooler not date marked **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
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