TAMPA, FL. Kiki's Treats on Davis Boulevard had been inspected by the state only once before this week. On its second visit, inspectors cited the shop for six high-severity violations, including no employee health policy, improper handwashing technique, food in poor condition, missing shellfish traceability records, no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods, and no demonstrated allergen awareness, plus a sewage disposal problem flagged as intermediate.
That tally made Kiki's Treats the week's highest-severity offender among 15 Tampa facilities that drew high-priority citations between August 21 and August 27, 2026.
The Violations
La Cabana Restaurant on North Armenia Avenue drew five high-severity violations, including food from an unapproved or unknown source, missing shellfish traceability records, no consumer advisory, employees not reporting illness symptoms, and improper handwashing. Inspectors also cited the restaurant for unclean multi-use utensils, improper sanitizer procedures, and inadequate cooling equipment.
Food from an unapproved source is one of the most serious flags an inspector can write. It means the restaurant cannot demonstrate where its food came from or that it passed regulatory inspection before arriving in the kitchen.
Maikels Kitchen on Waters Avenue matched La Cabana's total with five high-severity violations, including toxic chemicals improperly stored near food areas, improperly cleaned food contact surfaces, no consumer advisory, no employee health policy, and improper handwashing. Inspectors also cited the restaurant for sewage disposal problems and inadequate cold holding equipment.
California Pizza Kitchen at Westshore Plaza had no person in charge present or performing duties during the inspection, which accompanied four other high-severity findings: employees not reporting illness symptoms, food not cooked to required minimum temperature, time not properly used as a public health control, and no consumer advisory. Single-use items were being reused.
Tom's Tavern Forest Hills on Fletcher Avenue also lacked a person in charge and drew four additional high-severity violations: employees not reporting illness symptoms, improper handwashing, missing shellfish records, and no consumer advisory. Single-use items were being reused there as well.
Harborview Cafe on Rocky Point Drive West was cited for five high-severity violations including failure to follow parasite destruction procedures for fish, improperly cleaned food contact surfaces, missing shellfish traceability records, improper handwashing, and no consumer advisory. The cafe also had improper wiping cloth use flagged at the intermediate level.
Parasite destruction procedures exist for a reason. Fish served raw or undercooked, including sushi and ceviche, must be frozen to specific temperatures for specific durations to kill parasites such as Anisakis. Harborview Cafe and Fruitwood Standup Market on West Cypress Street both drew this violation during the same week.
Fruitwood also had employees not reporting illness symptoms and improperly cleaned food contact surfaces, along with improper handwashing and no consumer advisory. The market has only four prior inspections on record.
Saki Endless Sushi and Hibachi Restaurant on North Dale Mabry Highway drew five high-severity violations, among them toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled and improperly cleaned food contact surfaces. A sushi restaurant storing chemicals improperly near food prep areas, while also failing to properly clean surfaces where raw fish is handled, is a combination that concentrates risk.
Crazy Burrito on West Columbus Drive was cited for food from an unapproved or unknown source, alongside missing shellfish records, improperly cleaned food contact surfaces, employees not reporting illness, and no consumer advisory. Inspectors also documented improper sewage disposal and inadequate toilet facilities.
Ho Ho to Go on West Columbus Drive, just four blocks from Crazy Burrito, drew five high-severity violations as well: no employee health policy, improper handwashing, missing shellfish records, failure to follow parasite destruction procedures, and improperly cleaned food contact surfaces. No intermediate violations were cited.
West Tampa Sandwich Shop on North Armenia Avenue drew five high-severity violations including toxic chemicals improperly stored, no employee health policy, employees not reporting illness, improper handwashing, and no consumer advisory. No intermediate violations accompanied the high-severity findings.
Tampa Midtown Aloft and Element Floor 6 on Midtown Drive was cited for food not cooked to required minimum temperature, failure to follow parasite destruction procedures, missing shellfish records, no employee health policy, and no allergen awareness demonstrated.
Thinh An Kitchen and Tofu on West Waters Avenue drew three high-severity violations: employees not reporting illness symptoms, improper handwashing technique, and no consumer advisory.
China Buffet on East Fowler Avenue was cited for time not properly used as a public health control, improperly cleaned food contact surfaces, missing shellfish records, and improper handwashing, along with four intermediate violations including single-use items being reused and inadequate toilet facilities.
Mi Pueblito Bakery and Restaurant on North Armenia Avenue drew one high-severity violation for toxic substances improperly identified, stored, or used, along with inadequate cooling equipment and inadequate ventilation.
The week's only emergency closure was Sushi Masa Premium at 17021 Palm Pointe Drive, shut down August 21 for roach activity.
What These Violations Mean
The most pervasive high-severity violation this week was the absence of a consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods, cited at ten of the fifteen facilities. That notice on a menu is not a formality. It is the only mechanism by which a pregnant woman, an elderly diner, or someone on immunosuppressant medication knows they are about to eat something that carries elevated risk of Salmonella or E. coli. Without it, those customers have no way to make an informed choice.
Employee illness reporting failures appeared at eight facilities, including California Pizza Kitchen, Tom's Tavern Forest Hills, La Cabana, West Tampa Sandwich Shop, Crazy Burrito, Saki, Fruitwood Standup Market, and Thinh An Kitchen and Tofu. A food worker with Norovirus who does not report symptoms and is not sent home can infect dozens of customers through a single shift. This violation is not paperwork. It is the most direct human transmission route in a commercial kitchen.
Food from unapproved sources, cited at both La Cabana and Crazy Burrito, eliminates traceability entirely. If a customer becomes sick, investigators cannot trace the food back through the supply chain to identify contamination at the source. That gap is what turns a single illness into an undetected cluster.
Parasite destruction failures at Harborview Cafe, Fruitwood Standup Market, Ho Ho to Go, and Tampa Midtown Aloft and Element Floor 6 carry specific risk for anyone eating raw or lightly cooked fish. Anisakis larvae survive light cooking and can cause severe abdominal pain and vomiting within hours of ingestion. The required freezing protocols exist precisely because heat is not always the preparation method.
The Longer Record
China Buffet on East Fowler has 61 prior inspections on record, the longest history of any facility in this week's data. Four high-severity and four intermediate violations at a location that has been inspected that many times raises a different question than the same finding at a newer operation.
Thinh An Kitchen and Tofu has 48 prior inspections on record and drew violations for employee illness reporting and handwashing technique this week, both categories that appear consistently across facilities with long inspection histories in this roundup.
Saki Endless Sushi and Hibachi has 44 prior inspections on record. Toxic chemicals improperly stored at a raw-fish restaurant, after that many inspector visits, is a finding the record does not easily explain away.
La Cabana has 38 prior inspections and Maikels Kitchen has 37. Both drew five high-severity violations this week. Both have been inspected more than three dozen times.
Against that backdrop, Kiki's Treats stands out for a different reason. Two inspections on record, six high-severity violations on the second one. The shop on Davis Boulevard, with missing allergen awareness, missing shellfish records, food in poor condition, and improper sewage disposal, accumulated a citation profile on visit two that some facilities have not matched across dozens of inspections.
Fruitwood Standup Market has four inspections on record and drew five high-severity violations, including parasite destruction failures and employee illness reporting gaps. It is the newest facility in this week's data alongside Kiki's Treats, and neither is starting from a clean sheet.
