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EL PARAISO CAFE

4112 E 7AVE, TAMPA, Hillsborough County. DBPR licence 3912180. 9 inspection visits from 2023-07-11 to 2026-06-10.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-06-10: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations
3 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Hillsborough County average that year (0 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
2026-06-10 Follow-up visit Corrected at follow-up
DBPR: Call Back - Complied
000
2026-05-22 Routine inspection Warning: inspector to return
DBPR: Warning Issued
200 1.01
2 areas
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
2025-07-02 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
114 1.01
6 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed
  • 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
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2025-03-11 Licensing inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
314
7 areas
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2)
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 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
  • 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
  • 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-08-22 Follow-up visit Corrected at follow-up
DBPR: Call Back - Complied
127
10 areas
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
  • 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
  • 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure
  • 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
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
  • 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-08-20 Routine inspection Warning: inspector to return
DBPR: Warning Issued
328 0.99
13 areas
  • 01 Approved source
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
  • 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
  • 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure
  • 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
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
  • 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-01-05 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
138 1.02
11 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2)
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
  • 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
  • 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure
  • 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
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
  • 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2023-09-26 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
239 1.02
12 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2)
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
  • 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
  • 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
  • 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
  • 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2023-07-11 Follow-up visit Corrected at follow-up
DBPR: Call Back - Complied
225
8 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
  • 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2)
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean

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.