CIRCLES BISTRO

13002 N DALE MABRY HWY, TAMPA, Hillsborough County. DBPR licence 3917145. 12 inspection visits from 2023-07-11 to 2026-05-13.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-05-13: routine inspection, 6 high-priority, 3 intermediate, 2 basic violations

6 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Hillsborough County average that year (0 had none)

1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2023-10-18)

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
2026-05-13	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	6	3	2	1.01	8 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-10-13	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	7	6	1.01	8 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x3) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-05-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	3	3	0.99	6 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2025-03-20	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	1	3		2 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2025-01-02	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	4	4	0.99	8 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2024-01-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	6	2	1.02	8 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-10-20	Follow-up visit	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	1	0		1 area 11 Personnel with infections restricted
2023-10-20	Follow-up visit	Not yet allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Not Complied	1	1	0		2 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2023-10-19	Follow-up visit	Not yet allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Not Complied	1	1	1		2 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2)
2023-10-19	Follow-up visit	Not yet allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Not Complied	1	2	1		3 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 11 Personnel with infections restricted 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2)
2023-10-18	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	4	4	6	1.02	9 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x3) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2023-07-11	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 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.