PERRY'S BBQ

Name: PERRY'S BBQ
Address: 12310 UNIVERSITY MALL CT, TAMPA, FL, 33612, US
Rating: 81.5

12310 UNIVERSITY MALL CT, TAMPA, FL 33612

License #3911233

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81.5 Grade C / 100

Mixed Health Record

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PERRY'S BBQ in TAMPA currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 81.5 out of 100 — a C grade — a noticeable pattern of violations across recent inspections. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on February 24, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 17 total violations — 1 critical, 2 major, 14 minor.

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Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[42-01-4] Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop sitting inside mop bucket by mop sink.
[05-09-4] No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. No ambient air thermometer inside reaching cooler in kitchen area.
[21-08-4] Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer bus bucket tested 200 ppm of chlorine. Employee emptied and refilled bucket retested at 100ppm of chlorine.
[14-11-5] Equipment in poor repair. Door handle missing on walk in frezzer.
[10-20-4] In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs hanging on grill handle. Manager removed and placed tongs in 3 compartment sink.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Small white cutting board on food preparation table in kitchen area has stains and is no longer cleanable.
[36-17-5] Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Floor tiles missing in kitchen area.
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Raw Chicken (46F - Cold Holding); cooked shrimp (47F - Cold Holding) Items placed inside walk in cooler for rapid chill.
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Bucket of day sauce stored on floor in back kitchen area.
[11-27-4] Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.

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