Jade Garden
Last inspected: Jan 28, 2026
47
Score
Jade Garden appears in inspection records eight times, starting in 2022. The newest entry in the record is dated Jan 28, 2026. A high risk tier suggests the facility had a rough recent inspection, with multiple violations on record.
The trend has not been favorable: recent inspections average around eight violations each, up from closer to six violations before.
The pattern that stands out is “raw animal food stored over/not properly separated”, which has been cited four times.
Compared to other Tampa restaurants (averaging 79), there's room to close the gap. Taken together, the history suggests a facility that has struggled with consistency.
8
Inspections
2
Critical latest
2
Major latest
5
Minor latest
Inspection History
Jan 28, 2026
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 5 minor violations.
View 9 violations
High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Multiple bags of cooked frozen bbq pork stored in shopping bags inside back kitchen reach in freezer.
14-31-5
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw frozen chicken stored over cooked frozen bbq pork in back kitchen reach in freezer, adjacent to reach in chest freezers. Raw shell eggs stored over unwashed onions in walk in cooler. Raw chicken stored over raw shrimp inside walk in cooler. Operator relocated all raw items to an approved location during time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08A-05-6
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Multiple cutting boards inside establishment soiled. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand washing sink used for storing a plastic scoop, adjacent to walk in cooler. Operator removed scoop at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-11-4
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Multiple cutting boards inside establishment with cut marks.
14-09-4
Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Located on all reach in coolers and reach in freezer door handles.
23-24-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Cooked wings and raw shrimp inside walk in cooler not covered. Operator covered all items during time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-12-5
Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Hotel pan with personal food stored in top of front line reach in cooler. Operator relocated personal foods to an approved location during time of inspection. Reach in chest freezer used for storing only personal foods not identified. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
08B-49-4
Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Duct tape and bubble wrap used to repair inside of small reach in chest freezer in back kitchen area.
14-71-4
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Jul 31, 2025
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
View 7 violations
High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. Multiple food items stored in shopping bags in Reach in freezer. **Repeat Violation**
14-15-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw frozen chicken stored over raw beef in Reach in freezer.
08A-02-6
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs stored over cooked bbq pork and Ready to eat cabbage in Walk in cooler. Operator relocated all items during time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. **Repeat Violation**
29-42-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on front line cook soiled.
22-02-4
Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Personal food in Walk in cooler not identified. Personal food in chest freezer not identified. Operator identified during time of inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
08B-49-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. 4 Employee bottled water on front line kitchen prep table. Operator relocated all bottles during time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4
45
Apr 16, 2025
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
View 8 violations
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. No Vacuum breaker at faucet splitter located at mop sink.
29-42-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. bbq pork 51F. Operator relocated Bbq port to Walk in cooler for quick cooling. **Corrected On-Site**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken stored over raw beef, raw chicken stored over buckets of sauces in Walk in cooler. Operator relocated raw beef during time of inspection. Raw frozen chicken stored over raw frozen shrimp and raw frozen beef and cooked chicken in back kitchen Reach in freezer. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
08A-20-5
High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. Cooked chicken and fried chicken stored in a cardboard box on front line Reach in cooler. Ready to eat broccoli and Ready to eat lettuce stored in cardboard boxes on front line cook prep table. Operator transferred broccoli and lettuce into food grade safe bins during time of inspection. Discussed with operator. **Corrective Action Taken**
14-15-4
Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
11-27-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee personal drink on prep table adjacent to three compartment sink. Operator relocated drink to an approved location during time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. 2 buckets of soy sauce stored on kitchen floor next to three compartment sink. **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Fried wings, bbq pork, fried chicken, cooked chicken, fried egg roll not covered in front line Reach in cooler.
08B-12-5
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Dec 27, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
View 6 violations
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. Employee cutting cooked chicken wings with no gloves.
09-01-4
High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken over raw shrimp in walk in cooler .
08A-20-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards in kitchen.
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Plastic containers in handwash sink near 3 compartment sink.
31A-11-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Metal reach in freezer in kitchen.
22-16-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Bulk oil on floor in kitchen.
08B-38-4
55
Apr 10, 2024
Routine - Food
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Proper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, or Tobacco Use
FL-06
95
Oct 10, 2023
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 3 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 10 violations
High Priority - 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. Egg rolls chicken not time marked employee determined time and time mark. **Repeat Violation**
03F-02-5
High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Broccoli cabbage in box card board. Employee removed food to food grade containers. Reach in freezer cook pork in plastic Togo bags. **Repeat Violation**
14-31-5
High Priority - Employee washed hands with no soap. Discussed with management the importance of using soap
12A-20-4
Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Employee washed hands in three compartment sink.
12A-03-4
Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Manager signed and some employees signed.
11-26-1
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cook chicken,pork, egg rolls not dated white reach in cooler on cook line **Repeat Violation**
02C-02-5
Basic - Food-contact surface not smooth and easily cleanable. Using cardboard on walk In cooler shelves
14-13-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Sauce buckets on floor walk in cooler.
08B-38-4
Basic - Water draining onto floor surface. Under hand washing sink by rice makers
29-03-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled.
23-03-4
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May 10, 2023
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 2 major violations.
View 6 violations
High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Wanton in non grade food bag.
14-31-5
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. **Admin Complaint**
50-17-3
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken over ready to eat sauce in walk in cooler . Operator placed in proper storage **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On counter Cold holding: cut greens 70 f moved to freezer 2nd temp 49 f **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Provided by email. **Corrective Action Taken**
11-27-4
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cook pork and cook chicken walk in cool made previous day **Repeat Violation**
02C-02-5
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Dec 1, 2022
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 10 violations
High Priority - Dented present. See stop sale.baby corn dented 1can united friendship
01B-01-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On counter Cut reach in cooler make table cabbage 56 f operator moved to freezer 2nd Cabbage 56 f 2nd temp all cabbages made it to 43 f Fresh garlic oil 62 f operator moved to reach in cooler bottom shelf 2nd temp **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shrimp over ready to eat sauce. Reach in cooler make table operator moved to proper storage **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. Cooked pork in wax cardboard boxes. Discussed with operator to remove from boxes to food grade. Washed cabbage in wax cardboard operator removed to food grade container. Multiple cabbage boxes in wax cardboard boxes in walk in cooler **Corrective Action Taken**
14-15-4
High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Food grade buckets washed with water only. Discussed with operator the importance of wash rinse sanitize.
22-45-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Multiple equipment utensils in hand washing sink operator removed.
31A-11-4
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked breaded chicken/ cook chicken/ cook egg rolls made two days ago not dated reach in cooler white refrigerator by cash register.
02C-02-5
Basic - Damaged/spoiled/recalled food not properly segregated. Dented present. See stop sale.baby corn dented 1can united friendship
08B-20-4
Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. In shelf of walk in cooler.
08B-49-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Reach in freezer gaskets lids in back area by bulk bins Lids cracked on dry storage sugar rice bins.
14-11-5
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Jade Garden last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Jade Garden on file is from Jan 28, 2026. The public record contains eight inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Jade Garden?
Across the inspection record, “raw animal food stored over/not properly separated” has been cited four times, more than any other issue at Jade Garden.
How does Jade Garden compare to other restaurants in Tampa?
Jade Garden most recently scored 47 out of 100, which is lower than the Tampa average of 79.
Has Jade Garden's inspection record improved over time?
No. Recent inspections at Jade Garden have averaged around eight violations per visit, up from roughly six earlier in the record.
What does a high risk rating mean?
A high risk rating at Jade Garden means the most recent inspection flagged either critical violations or a substantial number of smaller ones. Diners may want to read the violation details before deciding to visit.
How often is Jade Garden inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Jade Garden is inspected around three times per year on average.
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