EL PATRON GRILL & CANTINA

7210 US HWY 301 S, RIVERVIEW, Hillsborough County. DBPR licence 3905188. 15 inspection visits from 2023-10-05 to 2026-04-15.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-04-15: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 2 intermediate, 3 basic violations

4 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Hillsborough County average that year (1 had none)

2emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2024-09-18)

1inspections 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
2026-04-15	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	2	3		4 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 50 Current license properly displayed
2025-11-20	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	4	4	1.01	5 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x3) 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-11-21	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	1	4		5 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2024-11-19	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	5	8	0.99	10 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 11 Personnel with infections restricted 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-09-19	Complaint follow-up	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	0	3		2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-09-19	Complaint follow-up	Not yet allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Not Complied	2	0	3		3 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-09-18	Complaint inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	2	0	7		6 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x3) 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-09-13	Follow-up visit	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	0	5		4 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-09-13	Follow-up visit	Not yet allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Not Complied	1	1	5		5 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-09-11	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	2	8	13	0.99	15 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x3) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-05-22	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	2	4	3		7 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-03-21	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	6	6	8	1.02	13 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x3) 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly (x3) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-10-13	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	1	1	5		4 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils (x2) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2023-10-10	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	2	4	5		7 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-10-05	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	5	9	16	1.02	17 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 09 Foods handled with minimum contact 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x3) 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x3) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x4) 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x3) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)

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.