La Jefa Y El Patron

2950 W Hillsborough, Unit B, Tampa, FL 33614

Mexican / Latin

Last inspected: Apr 3, 2025

Score

Medium Risk

La Jefa Y El Patron appears in inspection records four times, starting in 2022. The most recent visit was on Apr 3, 2025. When a facility lands in medium risk territory, it usually means a mixed inspection result.

Violation counts have held steady across recent visits, averaging around four violations each.

Looking across the full record, “no chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer” is the recurring theme, flagged two times.

The city-wide average sits at 79, which La Jefa Y El Patron's 70 doesn't quite reach. On the whole, the file is mixed but not concerning.

Inspections

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Inspection History

Apr 3, 2025

Routine - Food

1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 2 minor violations.

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High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. **Admin Complaint**

50-17-3

Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Not Quaternary ammonia test kit for three compartment sink and sanitizer bucket. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

16-37-1

Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Located on Reach in cooler. **Warning**

14-09-4

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler gasket soiled. **Warning**

23-03-4

Oct 2, 2023

Routine - Food

1 critical violation. 3 major violations.

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High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Quaternary ammonia above 200pm-400pm operator remade to 200 ppm **Corrected On-Site**

41-27-4

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cook chicken in reach in cooler employee placed correct date. **Corrected On-Site**

02C-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.

11-27-4

Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. For Quaternary

16-37-1

Mar 30, 2023

Routine - Food

2 critical violations. 1 major violation.

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High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach in cooler by three compartment sink Cold holding: raw chicken 47 f raw beef 47 f operator placed in freezer 2nd temp 45 f and 47 f

03A-02-5

High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Discussed with operator the Importance of washing hands.

12A-07-5

11-27-4

Nov 21, 2022

Food-Licensing Inspection

2 minor violations.

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Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.

51-13-4

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink stored on food prep, corrected , operator removed drink during licensing inspection. **Corrected On-Site**

12B-07-4

Frequently Asked Questions

When was La Jefa Y El Patron last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at La Jefa Y El Patron on file is from Apr 3, 2025. The public record contains four inspections in total.

What is the most common violation at La Jefa Y El Patron?

Across the inspection record, “no chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer” has been cited two times, more than any other issue at La Jefa Y El Patron.

How does La Jefa Y El Patron compare to other restaurants in Tampa?

La Jefa Y El Patron most recently scored 70 out of 100, which is lower than the Tampa average of 79.

Has La Jefa Y El Patron's inspection record improved over time?

Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at La Jefa Y El Patron have averaged around four violations per visit across the recent record.

What does a medium risk rating mean?

A medium risk rating at La Jefa Y El Patron means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.

How often is La Jefa Y El Patron inspected?

Based on the inspection history on file, La Jefa Y El Patron is inspected around two times per year on average.

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