TORCH GRILL & CHILL

5008 E SLIGH AVE, TAMPA, Hillsborough County. DBPR licence 3916093. 10 inspection visits from 2023-08-25 to 2026-08-28.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-08-28: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 2 intermediate, 1 basic violations

2 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Hillsborough County average that year (4 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.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-08-28	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	1	0.93	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-05-05	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	1	3	1		5 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 50 Current license properly displayed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-03-02	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	7	2	1.01	9 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 50 Current license properly displayed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2025-09-04	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0	1.01
2025-03-14	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	2	0.99	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-01-27	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	6		6 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-11-26	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	1	7	0.99	8 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-05-20	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	1.02	2 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2024-04-25	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0	1.02
2023-08-25	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	2	0		2 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 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.