DAVE'S HOT CHICKEN

Name: DAVE'S HOT CHICKEN
Address: 2961 N DALE MABRY HWY STE 101, TAMPA, FL, 33607, US
Rating: 97.3

2961 N DALE MABRY HWY STE 101, TAMPA, FL 33607

License #3919233

🍗 Wings/Chicken ℹ️ Categories are auto-assigned based on restaurant names and may not be 100% accurate

97.3 Grade A / 100

Excellent Health Score

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DAVE'S HOT CHICKEN in TAMPA currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 97.3 out of 100 — an A grade for consistent compliance with state food-safety standards. This restaurant has one inspection on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on July 14, 2025. Across those visits, inspectors documented 5 total violations — 2 critical, 2 major, 1 minor.

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Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. A few bags of raw chicken (48-51F - Cold Holding) stored in thawing unit by office in kitchen. Operator moved to walk-in freezer to rapid cool, re temped: 44-48F.
[16-33-4] Chemical test kit not used to ensure proper sanitization of equipment and utensils when using a chemical sanitizer. For sanitizing buckets and dish machine.
[25-05-4] Single-service articles improperly stored. A case of plastic utensils stored on floor under cash register at front service line. Operator removed from floor.
[53B-10-4] Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information. Some certificates missing training completion dates and employee birthdays.
[22-41-4] Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Ran dish machine multiple times, tested 0ppm. Sanitation solution was emptied. Operator replaced with a new bucket of sanitizer, ran dish machine multiple times and tested 50ppm.

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