SAM'S SEAFOOD AND GRILL

1118 W DR MLK JR BLVD, SEFFNER, Hillsborough County. DBPR licence 3918115. 5 inspection visits from 2024-12-17 to 2026-08-17.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-08-17: routine inspection, 4 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic violations

2 of 3routine 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
2026-08-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	4	0	2	0.93	6 areas 01 Approved source 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2026-03-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	4	1.01	5 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (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 50 Current license properly displayed
2025-09-30	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	4	1		3 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation (x2)
2025-07-28	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	5	1	1.01	6 areas 01 Approved source 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 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-12-17	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0

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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.