Hot Rocks Pizza
Last inspected: Apr 2, 2026
22
Score
Hot Rocks Pizza, located at 5915 Memorial Hwy Ste 115 in Tampa, FL, underwent a high-risk inspection on April 2, 2026, with a score of 22. This inspection identified 3 critical, 5 major, and 11 minor violations, including issues with cleanability of cutting boards and improper storage of employee beverages. Previous inspections for this pizza establishment have predominantly fallen into the medium-risk category.
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Inspections
3
Critical latest
5
Major latest
11
Minor latest
Inspection History
Apr 2, 2026
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 5 major violations. 11 minor violations.
22
Sep 10, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 5 minor violations.
47
Jan 30, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
64
Aug 23, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 5 minor violations.
55
Feb 28, 2024
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
45
Sep 11, 2023
Food-Licensing Inspection
1 critical violation. 1 major violation.
78
Feb 14, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
67
Aug 31, 2022
Food-Licensing Inspection
2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
70
Violations — Apr 2, 2026 Inspection
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Multiple cutting boards in establishment with cut marks.
14-09-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee personal beverage stored on kitchen prep table next to deli slicer. 2 Employee personal beverages stored inside pizza make station reach in coolers. **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Repeat Violation**
13-03-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. 1 container of frying oil stored on floor next to pizza oven. Several cases of sodas stored on floor at front register. 1 box of mozzarella cheese and breaded chicken are stored on floor inside walk-in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4
Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. 1 chef's knife stored between two kitchen prep table on front line cook.
10-17-4
Basic - Interior of microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Located on shelf near deli slicer.
22-08-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Multiple reach in cooler gaskets are soiled.
23-03-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Cooked wings, cut lettuce, and cut green bell peppers are not covered inside walk-in cooler.
08B-12-5
Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored over ready-to-eat food. Unwashed cucumbers, white mushrooms, and iceberg lettuce are stored over ready to eat pasta, cooked chicken, cooked sausage and canned mushrooms. Unwashed tomatoes, bell peppers, and spinach are stored over cut lettuce, cut green bell peppers, marinara sauce and cooked wings, all inside walk in cooler.
08B-17-4
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Multiple wet wiping cloths are stored on top of kitchen prep table.
21-12-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Multiple containers of squeeze bottle with liquid and sauces not labeled.
02D-01-5
High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. One container of mineral oil and zinc supplements are stored on a shelf over kitchen prep table with deli slicer.
41-07-4
High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee remove old gloves from hands and began to wear new gloves before first washing hands. Discussed with employee, proper hand washing after every glove change. Employee washed hands, then wore new gloves at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
12A-07-5
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at splitter added to mop sink faucet for red hose.
29-42-4
Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Tzatziki sauce at front line reach in cooler not dated. Employee added date at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-03-5
Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Observed 2 employees wash hands at three compartment sink. Discussed with employee to wash hands only at designated handwashing sinks.
12A-03-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Multiple cutting boards inside establishment soil.
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand washing sink next to three compartment sinks blocked by a small reach in cooler. Employee unblocked handwashing sink at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-09-4
Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. A form has been provided to the manager at time of inspection. **Repeat Violation**
03F-10-5
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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