Best for Less Jamaican Jerk
Last inspected: Dec 3, 2025
26
Score
Best For Less Jamaican Jerk Llc, located at 11618 N 22Nd St in Tampa, FL, had a high-risk inspection on December 3, 2025, with a score of 26. This inspection identified 1 critical, 6 major, and 12 minor violations. The facility has a history of mostly high-risk inspections across its seven recorded evaluations.
7
Inspections
1
Critical latest
6
Major latest
12
Minor latest
Inspection History
Dec 3, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 6 major violations. 12 minor violations.
26
May 8, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 5 major violations. 12 minor violations.
21
Jan 7, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 5 major violations. 7 minor violations.
37
Jun 17, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 7 major violations. 10 minor violations.
26
Dec 19, 2023
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 3 major violations. 2 minor violations.
35
Feb 3, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 4 minor violations.
45
Oct 14, 2022
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
74
Violations — Dec 3, 2025 Inspection
Basic - Hotel and Restaurant license decal not displayed on vending machine.
50-01-4
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup in white freezer in kitchen area.
14-69-4
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs hanging on oven door handle. **Repeat Violation**
10-20-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Bag of potatoes stored on floor underneath steam table. **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Small white cutting board has deep groves. **Repeat Violation**
14-09-4
Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Floor not smooth throughout kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
36-11-4
Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Cloth underneath cutting board. Owner removed cutting board and placed in sink. **Corrected On-Site**
21-04-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters have buildup of grease. Reach in frezzer gaskets ore soiled. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee bottled water stored inside refrigerator by cash register.
12B-13-4
Basic - Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. **Repeat Violation**
35B-05-4
Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Stored on floor. Chef removed and properly stored Togo containers. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
25-05-4
Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall soiled throughout kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
36-27-5
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken stored overtop cooked goat inside refrigerator. Chef removed and properly stored raw Chicken.
08A-05-6
Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Milk opened and held longer then 24 hours has no date markings.
02C-03-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Small white cutting board has stains and is no longer cleanable. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Handwashing sink by back door has meat thawing inside it. Owner removed meat and property stored it. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-11-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at handwashing sink by back door. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
31B-02-4
Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. No handwashing soap at handwashing sink by back door. Owner placed soap at handwashing sink. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-03-4
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked rice,curry goat has no date markings. **Repeat Violation**
02C-02-5
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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