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EL FOGON DE FELO

909 W HILLSBOROUGH AVE, ., TAMPA, Hillsborough County. DBPR licence 3953422. 7 inspection visits from 2023-08-16 to 2025-03-13.

No inspection since 2025-03-13. The restaurant may have closed, moved or changed licence; DBPR's files do not say which.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2025-03-13: follow-up visit, 1 high-priority, 2 intermediate, 4 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 2024-07-10)
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.
DateVisitResultHighInter.BasicCounty avgWhat was cited
2025-03-13 Follow-up visit Corrected at follow-up
DBPR: Call Back - Complied
124
6 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
  • 50 Current license properly displayed (x2)
2025-03-12 Routine inspection Referred for possible fine
DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended
456 0.99
10 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2)
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2)
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2)
  • 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure (x2)
  • 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
  • 50 Current license properly displayed (x2)
2024-07-12 Follow-up visit Allowed to reopen
DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied
023
5 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
  • 50 Current license properly displayed
2024-07-12 Follow-up visit Not yet allowed to reopen
DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Not Complied
174
10 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2)
  • 11 Personnel with infections restricted
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure (x2)
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
  • 50 Current license properly displayed
  • 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-07-11 Follow-up visit Not yet allowed to reopen
DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Not Complied
274
11 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2)
  • 11 Personnel with infections restricted
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure (x2)
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
  • 50 Current license properly displayed
  • 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-07-10 Routine inspection Emergency closure recommended
DBPR: Emergency order recommended
377 0.99
14 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2)
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 11 Personnel with infections restricted
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure (x2)
  • 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 (x2)
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
  • 50 Current license properly displayed
  • 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2023-08-16 Licensing inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
015
6 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
  • 50 Current license properly displayed

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.