RICKY'S CUBAN CAFE

5249 EHRLICH RD, TAMPA, Hillsborough County. DBPR licence 3917084. 10 inspection visits from 2023-08-28 to 2026-10-19.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-10-19: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

5 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Hillsborough County average that year (1 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
2026-10-19	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-10-16	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	5	7	5	0.93	13 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x3) 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 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 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x3) 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2026-03-27	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	3	1.01	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 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
2025-12-11	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	2	0		2 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-10-10	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	4	3	0	1.01	6 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-05-19	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-04-24	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	1	1	0.99	5 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-11-21	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	1	0.99	3 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2024-01-19	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	3	1.02	5 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2023-08-28	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	0	1	1.02	2 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x3) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly

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.