SAMARIA CAFE

502 N TAMPA ST, TAMPA, Hillsborough County. DBPR licence 3912958. 10 inspection visits from 2023-07-11 to 2026-07-28.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-07-28: routine inspection, 4 high-priority, 2 intermediate, 4 basic violations

5 of 6routine 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

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
2026-07-28	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	4	2	4	0.93	8 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2026-03-03	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	3	0	1.01	3 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-07-14	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-07-10	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	1	0	1		2 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored
2025-07-08	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	1	1	1.01	4 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2025-01-15	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	5	0.99	6 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-10-22	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	3	0.99	5 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-01-08	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	5		6 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel
2023-07-18	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	1	1	2		4 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-07-11	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	1	3	1.02	6 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification

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.