TAMPA, FL. Salem's Fresh Eats on East Hillsborough Avenue drew the most high-severity violations of any Tampa restaurant inspected the week of April 18, 2026, with 8 high-priority citations that included food from an unapproved or unknown source, inadequate shellfish traceability records, and employees not reporting illness symptoms. State records show the restaurant has 28 prior inspections on file.
The unapproved food source finding is among the most serious an inspector can log. Food obtained outside the regulated supply chain bypasses USDA and FDA safety screening entirely.
What Inspectors Found
High-Severity Violations by Restaurant, April 18-24
ATL Deli Tampa at 2525 East Hillsborough Avenue logged 7 high-severity violations, including improper handwashing technique, food from an unapproved source, and an improperly applied time-as-public-health-control procedure. That last citation means food was held outside temperature control without a documented time log, leaving no way to verify when it became unsafe to serve.
Jalsa Indian Modern Kitchen on East Fowler Avenue also drew 7 high-priority citations, among them no written employee health policy, improper handwashing technique, food from an unapproved source, and missing shellfish identification records. The restaurant has 60 prior inspections on file, the highest count of any facility cited this week.
China Wok on Ehrlich Road was cited for 7 high-severity violations including no employee health policy, employees not reporting illness symptoms, improper handwashing technique, food from an unapproved source, and inadequate shellfish traceability. The restaurant carries 26 prior inspections on record.
NCG Cinema at Citrus Park Town Center Mall drew 7 high-priority violations, including the person in charge not present or not performing duties, inadequate handwashing by food employees, improper handwashing technique, missing shellfish identification records, and food contact surfaces not properly cleaned or sanitized. A movie theater with shellfish traceability failures is an unusual combination.
Parasite and Source Violations
Top China Inc, also at 2525 East Hillsborough Avenue, was cited for 7 high-severity violations including parasite destruction procedures not followed. That finding means fish, pork, or other parasite-risk proteins were not frozen or cooked to the temperatures required to kill organisms like Anisakis or tapeworm before being served.
El Churrascaso Grill Tampa on West Hillsborough Avenue drew a parasite destruction citation as well, alongside five other high-priority violations including no person in charge present, no employee health policy, and improper handwashing technique. The grill has 39 prior inspections on file.
Shriyas Kitchen on East Adamo Drive logged 7 high-severity violations including no employee health policy, improper handwashing, missing shellfish records, unsanitized food contact surfaces, and no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods. Without that advisory posted, customers with compromised immune systems have no way to make an informed choice about what they order.
A Pattern Across the Week
Jerk Pit on East Fletcher Avenue was cited for 6 high-priority violations including food from an unapproved source and time-as-public-health-control not properly used. The restaurant has 38 prior inspections on record.
Bernini on East 7th Avenue drew 6 high-severity citations including no person in charge present, employees not reporting illness symptoms, and missing shellfish identification records. Bernini has 30 prior inspections on file.
Garden Gyro's on East Busch Boulevard was flagged for 6 high-priority violations including food from an unapproved source, no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods, and time-as-public-health-control not properly used. The restaurant has 36 prior inspections on record.
China Wok of Fiesta Plaza on Fiesta Plaza logged 6 high-severity violations including no employee health policy, employees not reporting illness symptoms, and unsanitized food contact surfaces. It carries 23 prior inspections on file.
Pisco Express Carrollwood on Ehrlich Road was cited for 6 high-priority violations including food in poor condition, mislabeled, or adulterated, along with no employee health policy and missing shellfish records.
Old Memorial Golf Club on National Golf Drive drew 3 high-severity violations including unsanitized food contact surfaces and no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods. The club has 34 prior inspections on file.
Cafe Caribe on North Dale Mabry Highway logged a single high-severity citation for inadequate handwashing by food employees. Of the 15 facilities flagged this week, Jalsa Indian Modern Kitchen's 60 prior inspections on record stand without a corresponding closure in the data.