Mr. B's Cafe
Last inspected: Jul 22, 2025
20
Score
Mr. B's Cafe, located at 3401 N Nebraska Ave, Tampa, FL, had a high-risk inspection on 2025-07-22 with a score of 20. This inspection identified 5 critical, 3 major, and 11 minor violations. Historical data indicates a pattern of high-risk inspections across the nine recorded evaluations for this establishment.
13
Inspections
5
Critical latest
3
Major latest
11
Minor latest
Inspection History
Jul 22, 2025
Complaint Full
5 critical violations. 3 major violations. 11 minor violations.
20
Mar 25, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 4 major violations. 4 minor violations.
41
Nov 26, 2024
Routine - Food
4 major violations. 5 minor violations.
45
May 30, 2024
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
74
Mar 27, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 5 major violations. 6 minor violations.
32
Feb 1, 2024
Complaint Full
3 minor violations.
86
Dec 12, 2023
Complaint Full
2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
67
Nov 28, 2023
Complaint Full
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 7 minor violations.
39
Oct 11, 2023
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
67
Aug 10, 2023
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
67
Aug 8, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 7 minor violations.
45
Dec 27, 2022
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 7 minor violations.
50
Oct 18, 2022
Routine - Food
2 minor violations.
90
Violations — Jul 22, 2025 Inspection
Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Underneath Hand washing sink near front counter **Warning**
51-11-4
Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Plates above 3 compartment sink not inverted. **Warning**
24-05-4
Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. **Warning**
50-09-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage on second shelf of food preparation area in front of stoves. **Warning**
12B-07-4
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Dishes were stacked after being sanitized from 3 compartment sink, located on 3 tier shelf near back door **Warning**
24-08-4
Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. **Warning**
51-13-4
Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Hand washing sink by fire alarm in kitchen, no handwashing sign provided **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
31B-04-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of soda drink machine on service line **Warning**
23-03-4
Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels on containers on dish storage shelf. **Warning**
16-46-4
Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee water bottle in reach in cooler with ice cream toppings behind hot food service line. **Warning**
12B-13-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. 3 compartment with sugar and maybe flour not labeled next to Hand washing sink. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
02D-01-5
High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Tested at 0ppm employee added new bottle of chlorine retested at 100ppm **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
22-41-4
High Priority - In-use utensil stored in unclean water at or above 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Ladle on prep table with waffle iron in standing water that is 81 F at cooks line **Warning**
10-05-5
High Priority - Live, small flying insects found. 2 live flies on the cook side in kitchen area. **Warning**
35A-02-7
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. liquid batter (48F - Cold Holding); meatloaf (47F - Cold Holding) in reach in cooler. Advised kitchen manager that cooler was not properly working. Ambient air temperature of cooler was 50 F **Warning**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Vacuum breaker missing on mop sink located outside of back kitchen door. **Warning**
29-42-4
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. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
11-27-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Ice being dumped in Hand washing sink by ware washing room **Warning**
31A-11-4
Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. No plan review submitted and approved - food hot bar area added in front kitchen area, outside of restaurant container stored with dry goods and canned goods. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
51-16-7
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Core (Minor)
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