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JAMES JOYCE IRISH PUB & EATERY

1724 E 8 AVE, TAMPA, Hillsborough County. DBPR licence 3916152. 7 inspection visits from 2023-10-17 to 2026-05-20.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-05-20: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 6 basic violations
2 of 6routine 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
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
2026-05-20 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action		 016 1.01
4 areas
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  • 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2)
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)
2025-10-23 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action		 1311 1.01
8 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2)
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x3)
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2)
  • 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2)
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2)
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2025-04-16 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action		 025 0.99
5 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2)
  • 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2024-07-22 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action		 229 0.99
11 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2)
  • 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 (x2)
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
  • 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
  • 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-03-06 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action		 224 1.02
7 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
  • 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
  • 50 Current license properly displayed
2023-12-19 Follow-up visit Corrected at follow-up
DBPR: Call Back - Complied		 0210
10 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2)
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2)
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
  • 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
  • 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2023-10-17 Routine inspection Warning: inspector to return
DBPR: Warning Issued		 0413 1.02
13 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2)
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x3)
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2)
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
  • 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure
  • 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
  • 40 Employee lockers provided and used, 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.