BURGER KING 1981

2601 E HILLSBOROUGH AVE, TAMPA, Hillsborough County. DBPR licence 3901005. 9 inspection visits from 2023-08-16 to 2026-10-09.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-10-09: licensing inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 3 basic violations

1 of 3routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Hillsborough County average that year (2 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

2inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Hillsborough County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-10-09	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3		2 areas 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2025-10-15	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	1.01	2 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-04-16	Complaint follow-up	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	1	3		4 areas 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-02-12	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	1	4		5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-08-15	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	1	1		2 areas 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-08-08	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	2	3	0.99	6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-08-22	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	4	5		7 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-08-22	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2023-08-16	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	5	1	1.02	3 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x3) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)

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A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.