POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN 8782

2701 E BUSCH BLVD, TAMPA, Hillsborough County. DBPR licence 3915511. 7 inspection visits from 2023-09-29 to 2026-08-12.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-08-12: licensing inspection, 1 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic violations

1 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Hillsborough County average that year (3 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
2026-08-12	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	2		3 areas 01 Approved source 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2026-02-18	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	1	1.01	3 areas 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel
2025-10-21	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	1		3 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2025-07-16	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3	1.01	3 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2025-05-01	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	3	4	0.99	8 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-03-12	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	4	0.99	4 areas 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2023-09-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	0	1.02	1 area 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2)

The food: where these dishes come from

Popeyes is known for Southern fried chicken, red beans and rice and biscuits. The stories are about the dishes, not the brand, and live on PlateTales.

This is a Popeyes location. How Popeyes's 213 Florida stores compare with their counties.

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.