TAMPA, FL. World of Beer on Avion Park Drive walked into the week of September 13 with seven high-severity violations, the most of any facility inspectors visited across Tampa that stretch, including citations for food sourced from unapproved suppliers, food not cooked to required minimum temperatures, and toxic chemicals stored or labeled improperly near food.
That combination, food of unknown origin cooked to inadequate temperatures and stored alongside unlabeled chemicals, represents three separate pathways to a serious illness event in a single kitchen.
What Inspectors Found
World of Beer also drew citations for no employee health policy, an employee not reporting illness symptoms, and food contact surfaces not properly cleaned or sanitized. Inspectors added a violation for no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods and cited improper sewage or wastewater disposal as an intermediate concern.
Shindig Irish Pub and Eatery on West Linebaugh Avenue collected six high-severity violations, including one that stood out: no person in charge was present or performing duties during the inspection. Inspectors also cited the pub for inadequate shell stock identification records, meaning there is no paper trail for the oysters, clams, or mussels moving through that kitchen.
Dead Bobs Too on South Westshore Boulevard also drew six high-severity citations. Among them: improper use of time as a public health control, meaning food was left in the temperature danger zone without the documentation required to make that practice legal, and toxic chemicals stored or labeled improperly, the same chemical storage failure found at World of Beer.
Pabellon Restaurant and Bar on West Waters Avenue matched the six-violation count with a combination that included no person in charge, no employee health policy, an employee not reporting illness symptoms, and improper handwashing technique. All four of those violations feed directly into each other: when management is absent and no illness policy exists, sick employees have no structure pushing them toward disclosure, and improper handwashing becomes the final point of failure.
Siam Thai Restaurant on West Linebaugh Avenue, just four addresses down from Shindig Irish Pub, drew five high-severity violations, including food not cooked to required minimum temperatures and inadequate shell stock identification records. An employee not reporting illness symptoms was also cited.
Jazzy's BBQ on West Waters Avenue rounded out the five-violation group with citations for no person in charge, no employee health policy, improper handwashing technique, and food contact surfaces not properly cleaned or sanitized.
Taco Bell No. 6132 on Mapledale Boulevard drew four high-severity violations including toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled and an employee not reporting illness symptoms. Inspectors also cited the location for improper sewage or wastewater disposal as an intermediate violation, a finding that, combined with the chemical storage citation, points to multiple infrastructure failures in a single kitchen.
Havana 86 on West Columbus Drive was cited for food from an unapproved or unknown source and inadequate shell stock identification records, the same shellfish traceability gap found at Shindig, Siam Thai, Big John's, Blasys Pizzeria, and Amaretto Ristorante this week.
Big John's Alabama Bar-B-Que on North 40th Street drew four high-severity violations, including inadequate shell stock identification records and food contact surfaces not properly cleaned or sanitized. Inspectors also cited inadequate cooling or cold holding equipment as an intermediate violation.
Sal Rosa on North Florida Avenue was cited for four high-severity violations, including both inadequate handwashing facilities and improper handwashing technique. Those two citations appearing together mean the facility lacked the physical infrastructure for proper hand hygiene and employees were not performing it correctly regardless.
Blasys Pizzeria on West Hillsborough Avenue drew four high-severity violations including no person in charge and inadequate shell stock identification records. Amaretto Ristorante on Tampa Bay Boulevard also drew four, including food from an unapproved or unknown source and inadequate shell stock identification records.
Ana Coffee Shop Corp on East 20th Avenue drew three high-severity violations, including no employee health policy and improper handwashing technique, alongside an intermediate citation for inadequate cooling or cold holding equipment.
Nana Middle Eastern Street Food on North Franklin Street drew one high-severity violation, for no employee health policy, and one intermediate citation for improperly cleaned multi-use utensils. Tampeno Fish and Meat Market on West Tampa Bay Boulevard drew a single high-severity violation for food contact surfaces not properly cleaned or sanitized.
What These Violations Mean
The employee illness violations cited at World of Beer, Pabellon, Siam Thai, Taco Bell, Big John's, and Sal Rosa are not paperwork problems. When a food worker with Norovirus handles food without a policy requiring them to report symptoms and stay home, every plate that leaves that kitchen is a potential transmission event. Norovirus spreads through as few as 18 viral particles, and an infected worker can shed billions per gram of stool.
The food-from-unapproved-source citations at World of Beer, Havana 86, and Amaretto Ristorante carry a specific consequence that goes beyond the food itself: if a customer gets sick, there is no supply chain record to trace. USDA and FDA inspections exist precisely to create that paper trail. Without it, investigators have nowhere to start.
The shellfish traceability failures documented at Shindig Irish Pub, Siam Thai, Big John's, Blasys Pizzeria, Amaretto Ristorante, and Havana 86 are a version of the same problem. Oysters, clams, and mussels are frequently consumed raw or lightly cooked, and they are among the highest-risk foods for Vibrio and hepatitis A. Shell stock identification tags are the only mechanism for tracing a contaminated batch back to a harvest bed. Six Tampa restaurants this week could not produce them.
The toxic chemical storage violations at World of Beer, Dead Bobs Too, and Taco Bell represent a different category of risk entirely. Mislabeled or improperly stored cleaning chemicals near food preparation areas can cause acute poisoning through direct contamination. Unlike bacterial illness, chemical poisoning can present within minutes of ingestion.
The Longer Record
Havana 86 on West Columbus Drive carries 34 prior inspections on record, the longest history of any facility cited this week. This week's findings, including food from an unapproved source and missing shellfish records, are not the problems of a new operation finding its footing.
Siam Thai Restaurant follows with 33 prior inspections, and Jazzy's BBQ with 31. Both drew five high-severity violations this week. Pabellon Restaurant and Bar has 29 prior inspections; Ana Coffee Shop Corp has 30. Shindig Irish Pub has 27 prior inspections, Amaretto Ristorante has 27, and Big John's Alabama Bar-B-Que has 28. These are not facilities encountering inspectors for the first time.
World of Beer, which led the week with seven high-severity violations, has 25 prior inspections on record. Sal Rosa has 26. The depth of inspection history at these facilities means the violations documented this week were not found in a kitchen that did not know the rules.
Blasys Pizzeria on West Hillsborough Avenue stands apart in one respect: it has only two prior inspections on record. Four high-severity violations in what amounts to its first substantive inspection period, including no person in charge and missing shellfish records, is a notable start. Tampeno Fish and Meat Market, with seven prior inspections, drew just one high-severity citation this week. Its record is the shortest among facilities cited, and its violation count the lowest.
