STERLING CIGAR

1531 E 7 AVE, TAMPA, Hillsborough County. DBPR licence 3918819. 11 inspection visits from 2023-08-16 to 2026-05-29.

Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fineLast visit, 2026-05-29: follow-up visit, 1 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

3 of 3routine 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

1inspections 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
2026-05-29	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	1	0	0		1 area 50 Current license properly displayed
2026-05-26	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	2	0	0		2 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 50 Current license properly displayed
2026-05-22	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	2	0	0		2 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 50 Current license properly displayed
2026-05-21	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	2	0	1.01	4 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 50 Current license properly displayed
2025-07-10	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-05-07	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	2	0	0.99	2 areas 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2024-04-30	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-02-28	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	4	3	0		6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2023-12-15	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	0	2	0		2 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-12-14	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	4	2	1.02	7 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 09 Foods handled with minimum contact 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-08-16	Licensing inspection	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0

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.