Hibachi Express Florida

14923 N Florida Ave, Tampa, FL 33613-1612
Japanese / Sushi
Last inspected: Dec 16, 2025
70
Score
Medium Risk

Hibachi Express Florida Inc, located at 14923 N Florida Ave in Tampa, FL, underwent a moderate-risk inspection on December 16, 2025. This inspection identified two major and three minor violations, including issues with employee food segregation, rusted walk-in cooler shelves, and unlabeled food containers. The facility has a history of mostly medium-risk inspections over nine scored evaluations.

10
Inspections
0
Critical latest
2
Major latest
3
Minor latest
Inspection History
Dec 16, 2025
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
70
Jul 16, 2025
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 6 minor violations.
61
Sep 23, 2024
Routine - Food
1 minor violation.
95
Aug 15, 2024
Complaint Full
3 critical violations. 1 minor violation.
61
Jul 29, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 6 minor violations.
41
Jul 24, 2024
Routine - Food
10 critical violations. 8 major violations. 9 minor violations.
6
Jan 31, 2024
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
70
Sep 21, 2023
Food-Licensing Inspection
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
82
Apr 26, 2023
Routine - Food
3 major violations. 5 minor violations.
58
Dec 9, 2022
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
58
Violations — Dec 16, 2025 Inspection
Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Observed employee items in the walk in cooler not segregated from food being sold to the public.
08B-49-4
Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. **Repeat Violation**
14-17-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed several bulk containers with no labels in the back prep area.
02D-01-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed stained cutting boards on the flip top unit on the cook line. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed an employee washing a bottle in the handwashing sink on the cook line. **Repeat Violation**
31A-11-4
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)