Sterling Cigar
Last inspected: Jul 10, 2025
100
Score
Sterling Cigar, located at 1531 E 7 Ave in Tampa, FL, had a low-risk inspection on 2025-07-10 with a score of 100. No violations were recorded during this most recent inspection. Across seven scored inspections, the facility has consistently maintained a low-risk status.
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Inspection History
Jul 10, 2025
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
May 7, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations.
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High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. **Admin Complaint**
50-17-3
Intermediate - Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification.
53A-01-7
Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Per operator there are 6 employees all have worked longer then 60 days.
53B-01-5
70
Apr 30, 2024
Complaint Full
No violations found.
100
Feb 28, 2024
Complaint Full
4 critical violations. 3 major violations.
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High Priority - Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. High temp dish machine temped 149, ran a different cycle dish machine temped 160F. **Corrected On-Site**
22-49-4
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 2/1/2024.
50-17-3
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken over cheese in reach in cooler.
08A-05-6
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. **Repeat Violation**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Harry Kayafas.
53A-01-7
Intermediate - No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. For high temp dish machine.
16-62-1
Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
53B-01-5
41
Dec 15, 2023
Routine - Food
2 major violations.
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Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Per employee Hillary Post she has been working since July 2023. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-12-15: **Time Extended**
53B-01-5
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards in kitchen. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-12-15: **Time Extended**
22-02-4
82
Dec 14, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 4 major violations. 2 minor violations.
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High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cold holding: milk 48 F, almond milk 47 F, operator voluntarily threw out items at time of inspection. **Warning**
03A-02-5
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 cut orange peel with bare hand and added to drink to serve customer. **Warning**
09-01-4
Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Per employee Hillary Post she has been working since July 2023. **Warning**
53B-01-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards in kitchen. **Warning**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Tongs in handwash sink. **Warning**
31A-11-4
Intermediate - Hot water sanitizing dishmachine final rinse not reaching proper temperature at manifold. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired. High temperature dish machine not temping at 160 F. Dish machine ran 4 times with temperatures reaching 133 F, 137 F, 144 F, 146 F. There is no three compartment sink in establishment. After multiple times of operator running machine high temperature was 159 F. **Admin Complaint**
22-56-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Juice and seltzer water on floor in bar. **Warning**
08B-38-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink and banana on bar. **Warning**
12B-07-4
45
Aug 16, 2023
Food-Licensing Inspection
No violations found.
100
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