Maikels Bakery

7331 W Waters, Tampa, FL 33634
Café / Breakfast
Last inspected: Mar 2, 2026
32
Score
High Risk

Maikels Bakery, located at 7331 W Waters in Tampa, FL, had a high-risk inspection on March 2, 2026, with a score of 32. The inspection identified 3 critical, 4 major, and 6 minor violations. Notable issues included a black mold-like substance in the ice machine and multiple non-cleanable cutting boards, which was a repeat violation.

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Inspections
3
Critical latest
4
Major latest
6
Minor latest
Inspection History
Mar 2, 2026
Complaint Full
3 critical violations. 4 major violations. 6 minor violations.
32
Dec 15, 2025
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 3 major violations. 8 minor violations.
27
Apr 24, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
43
Feb 10, 2025
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
82
Aug 8, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
37
Oct 23, 2023
Complaint Full
2 critical violations. 4 major violations. 2 minor violations.
45
Sep 11, 2023
Complaint Full
1 critical violation. 4 major violations. 6 minor violations.
35
Jul 11, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 7 major violations. 6 minor violations.
27
Jan 4, 2023
Complaint Full
2 critical violations. 4 major violations. 6 minor violations.
27
Jul 28, 2022
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 4 major violations. 10 minor violations.
26
Violations — Mar 2, 2026 Inspection
Basic - Accumulation of black mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. Located next to drive-through service station.
22-20-5
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Multiple cutting boards with cut marks throughout establishment. **Repeat Violation**
14-09-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee water bottle and open beverage container stored on top of clean prep table, adjacent to handwashing sink and bakery area. Employee removed all beverages at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee cell phone stored on top of a microwave adjacent to handwashing sink and bakery section. Employee remove self on a time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Missing floor tiles next to handwashing sink and bread proofing box in back kitchen area.
36-17-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. Box of sugarcane stored on floor and walk-in cooler. A bottle of cooking oil stored on floor next to deep fryers. Employee removed all foods from floor at time. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4
High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Cheese stored inside a shopping bag in walk in cooler. Employee relocated cheese into a food grade safe container at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
14-31-5
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License displayed expired on 2/1/2026.
50-17-3
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 cannot be determined. No time mark for empanadas and for guava and cheese pastries inside bakery hot box. Employee added time during time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
03F-02-5
Intermediate - Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Expired for Lazara Torres.
53A-03-7
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Multiple cutting boards soil throughout establishment. Wooden baker bench inside back kitchen soil. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Handwashing sink next to espresso machines used for dumping ice. Handwashing sink used for storing lids next to three compartment sink. Employee remove lids at time of inspection. Observed employee washing a whisk and hands at hand washing sink in bakery section.
31A-11-4
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle of glass cleaner, not labeled store next to bakery section cash register. Employee added label at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
41-17-4
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)