LA VITANUOVA SPORTS BAR AND GRILL

8502 N ARMENIA AVE STE 1H, TAMPA, Hillsborough County. DBPR licence 3919428. 11 inspection visits from 2025-05-21 to 2026-11-03.

Closure follow-up: more time givenLast visit, 2026-11-03: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 2 intermediate, 3 basic violations

2 of 2routine 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 2026-10-29)

1inspections prompted by a complaint

Emergency closures

From DBPR's weekly closure extracts, which cover 2025-12-29 to 2026-11-06 only. Reasons are DBPR's own wording.
Closed	Re-opened	Reason (DBPR)
2026-10-29		Roach & fly activity

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
2026-11-03	Follow-up visit	Closure follow-up: more time given DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Time Extension	0	2	3		5 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2026-11-02	Follow-up visit	Not yet allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Not Complied	1	2	3		5 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2026-11-02	Follow-up visit	Not yet allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Not Complied	1	2	3		5 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2026-10-31	Follow-up visit	Not yet allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Not Complied	1	2	3		5 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2026-10-30	Follow-up visit	Not yet allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Not Complied	2	2	3		5 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x3) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2026-10-29	Complaint follow-up	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	3	4	5		7 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x3) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x4) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2026-10-29	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	3	3	6	0.93	8 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x4) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2026-10-27	Complaint inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	10	6	6		9 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x6) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x3) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x6) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2026-08-04	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	1	0		1 area 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2026-06-03	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	6	3	0	1.01	7 areas 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 (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-05-21	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	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.