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HOOTERS OF NORTH TAMPA

13606 BRUCE B DOWNS BLVD, TAMPA, Hillsborough County. DBPR licence 3911495. 7 inspection visits from 2023-10-23 to 2026-07-08.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-07-08: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations
1 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Hillsborough County average that year (5 had none)
0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023
0inspections 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.
DateVisitResultHighInter.BasicCounty avgWhat was cited
2026-07-08 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
000 0.93
2025-12-18 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
202 1.01
4 areas
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2025-07-10 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
002 1.01
2 areas
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
2025-02-21 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
004 0.99
4 areas
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
2024-10-01 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
017 0.99
8 areas
  • 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed
  • 11 Personnel with infections restricted
  • 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated
  • 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored
  • 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
  • 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
  • 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-02-14 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
100 1.02
1 area
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
2023-10-23 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
022 1.02
3 areas
  • 11 Personnel with infections restricted
  • 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles (x2)
  • 50 Current license properly displayed

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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.