JAYS JAMAICAN CUISINES

4401 N 40TH, TAMPA, Hillsborough County. DBPR licence 3954164. 4 inspection visits from 2024-08-09 to 2026-04-16.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-04-16: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 1 basic violations

1 of 1routine 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
2026-04-16	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	1	1		2 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2025-10-07	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	1	3	3		5 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-10-06	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	5	6	1.01	10 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (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 (x3) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-08-09	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	1		2 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated

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.