LA VITA GRILL & CAFE

11717 W HILLSBOROUGH AVE, TAMPA, Hillsborough County. DBPR licence 3917853. 9 inspection visits from 2024-01-30 to 2026-10-30.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-10-30: licensing inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

5 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Hillsborough County average that year (0 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
2026-10-30	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2026-05-08	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	2	3	5		6 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x3) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 28 Sewage and wastewater disposed properly 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2) 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2026-05-06	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	4	6	5	1.01	9 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x3) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 28 Sewage and wastewater disposed properly 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2025-10-20	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	3	3		5 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2025-08-19	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	5	7	1.01	12 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted 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 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean (x2) 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 50 Current license properly displayed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2025-01-16	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	4	3	0.99	7 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 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 50 Current license properly displayed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-08-13	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	6	3	0.99	9 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 50 Current license properly displayed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-04-02	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	3	2		4 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 50 Current license properly displayed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-01-30	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	4	4	1.02	9 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 50 Current license properly displayed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification

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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.