Pipo's Restaurant
Last inspected: Mar 26, 2026
13
Score
Pipo's Restaurant, located at 7233 W Hillsborough Ave in Tampa, FL, underwent a high-risk inspection on March 26, 2026, with a score of 13. This inspection identified 9 critical, 3 major, and 8 minor violations. Notably, repeat violations were cited for the accumulation of a black mold-like substance in the ice machine and for cutting boards with cut marks that are no longer cleanable.
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Inspections
9
Critical latest
3
Major latest
8
Minor latest
Inspection History
Mar 26, 2026
Complaint Full
9 critical violations. 3 major violations. 8 minor violations.
13
Mar 4, 2026
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
74
Feb 25, 2026
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
61
Feb 24, 2026
Routine - Food
7 critical violations. 4 major violations. 4 minor violations.
19
May 12, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 5 minor violations.
61
Aug 12, 2024
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 2 major violations. 5 minor violations.
35
Jan 9, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 7 minor violations.
39
Jul 17, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 4 major violations. 6 minor violations.
43
Jan 5, 2023
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 4 major violations. 5 minor violations.
26
Sep 6, 2022
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
67
Violations — Mar 26, 2026 Inspection
Basic - Accumulation of black mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
22-20-5
Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. **Repeat Violation**
50-09-4
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Multiple cutting boards in establishment with cut marks. **Repeat Violation**
14-09-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Three personal beverages of coffee stored on shelf over front line prep table. Employee personal beverage stored on shelf over sandwich make station. Operator removed all personal beverages at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed to employees on front line cook without hair restraint.
13-03-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Bucket of clean and prepared onion stored on floor next to front line handwashing sink. Employee relocate bucket off floor at time of inspection. Large cooking pot with cooked black beans stored on floor in walk-in freezer. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4
Basic - Ice buildup in walk-in and reach-in freezer.
14-69-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soil.
23-03-4
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. Chlorine tested at 0 PPM. Operator readjusted chlorine to 50 PPM at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
22-41-4
High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Observed employee enter kitchen from exterior of establishment then wiped down cutting board at back kitchen sandwich make station. Employee then began serving food into takeout containers without first changing gloves or washing hands.
12A-16-4
High Priority - Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands. Employee rinsed hand at three compartment sink without any soap on multiple occasions.
12A-17-4
High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee enter kitchen from exterior of establishment then wiped down cutting board at back kitchen sandwich make station. Employee then began serving food into takeout containers without first changing gloves or washing hands.
12A-29-4
High Priority - Employee washed hands with no soap. Employee rinsed hand at three compartment sink without any soap.
12A-20-4
High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Observed employee enter kitchen from exterior of establishment then wiped down cutting board at back kitchen sandwich make station. Employee then began serving food into takeout containers without first changing gloves or washing hands.
12A-09-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked pork belly 101°F at 10:34 AM placed on hot holding service station at 9 AM reheated to 178°F at 11:17 AM. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03B-01-6
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Toilet cleaning tablets to store on shelf over hand washing sink next to kitchen blender. Operator removed cleaning table tablets at time of inspection. One bag of soap, one container of emergency flat tire repair, two buckets of dishwashing detergent and one container of Comet scrub stored on top of portable hot box containers. Located next to ice machine. **Corrective Action Taken**
41-10-4
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb at mop sink for red hose.
29-34-4
Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Employee rinsed hand at three compartment sink without any soap on multiple occasions.
12A-03-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Multiple cutting boards in establishment soiled. Interior of all front line cook ovens soiled. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. One Knife and wet wiping cloths stored inside hand washing sink located next to side kitchen sandwich make station. **Repeat Violation**
31A-11-4
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