Side Splitters Comedy Club
Last inspected: Mar 25, 2025
41
Score
Side Splitters Comedy Club, located at 12938 N Dale Mabry in Tampa, Florida, underwent a high-risk inspection on March 25, 2025, with a score of 41. The inspection identified two critical, four major, and four minor violations. Notably, the establishment was operating with an expired license, which was renewed during the inspection, and observed issues included mold-like substances in an ice machine and dead insects on fly traps.
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Critical latest
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Inspection History
Mar 25, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 4 major violations. 4 minor violations.
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High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Manager renewed license during time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
50-17-3
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Black mold-like substance in ice machine adjacent to bag-in-box soda syrup in back bar area. **Warning**
22-20-5
Basic - Accumulation of dead or trapped birds, insects, rodents, or other pests, in control devices. Approximately 40 dead flies on two yellow sticky fly trap located in kitchen over bar area. Adjacent to bag-in-box syrup. **Warning**
35A-06-4
Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Located in kitchen area. **Warning**
22-08-4
Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Leaking pipe at Employee handwash sink at three compartment sink. **Warning**
29-11-4
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Approximately 40 live flies in kitchen area, landing on bag-in-box soda syrup, syrup tubes, floor, and walls. 7 live flies in lobby bar area, landing on wiping cloth on top of beer Reach in cooler. **Warning**
35A-02-6
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. Sliced ham, sliced American cheese, ice cream beverage mix not date marked in back Reach in cooler bar area. **Warning**
02C-03-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Inside table top oven soiled with burn-on debris. **Warning**
22-02-4
Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No Quaternary ammonia test kit for three compartment sink or sanitizer buckets. **Warning**
16-37-1
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At Employee handwash sink next to three compartment sink. **Warning**
31B-02-4
41
Jun 13, 2024
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
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Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee lipgloss and sunglasses on reach in cooler in bar. Operator removed at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knife between prep table.
10-17-4
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Prepped Cubans in reach in cooler.
02C-02-5
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled with Blau liquid at service bar.
41-17-4
74
Jan 18, 2024
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
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Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.white board
14-09-4
Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. For 1 employee training
13-04-4
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. 1 employee and employee tied up hair **Corrected On-Site**
13-03-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Ice machine **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ 4 employees
53A-05-6
70
May 9, 2023
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
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Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. **Repeat Violation**
22-20-5
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
14-09-4
Intermediate - 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.
11-27-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink bar area. Operator restocked
31B-02-4
74
Dec 28, 2022
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 1 minor violation.
View 4 violations
Intermediate - Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap. At front line bar area.
31B-06-4
Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink.
31B-03-4
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
22-20-5
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 15 live flies in bar area.
35A-02-6
67
Aug 16, 2022
Routine - Food
1 major violation.
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Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. Establishment has in plans submitted a three compartment sink but inspector observed a two compartment sink with a hand washing sink. Two separate faucets.discussed with operator to sanitize dishes in three compartment sink. Establishment added bathroom in closet with a wall between mop sink. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2022-08-16: Operator submitted plans to plan review but the plan reviews have not got to the plans yet. Discussed inspection with plan reviewer Lola. **Time Extended**
51-16-7
90
Violations — Mar 25, 2025 Inspection
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Manager renewed license during time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
50-17-3
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Black mold-like substance in ice machine adjacent to bag-in-box soda syrup in back bar area. **Warning**
22-20-5
Basic - Accumulation of dead or trapped birds, insects, rodents, or other pests, in control devices. Approximately 40 dead flies on two yellow sticky fly trap located in kitchen over bar area. Adjacent to bag-in-box syrup. **Warning**
35A-06-4
Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Located in kitchen area. **Warning**
22-08-4
Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Leaking pipe at Employee handwash sink at three compartment sink. **Warning**
29-11-4
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Approximately 40 live flies in kitchen area, landing on bag-in-box soda syrup, syrup tubes, floor, and walls. 7 live flies in lobby bar area, landing on wiping cloth on top of beer Reach in cooler. **Warning**
35A-02-6
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. Sliced ham, sliced American cheese, ice cream beverage mix not date marked in back Reach in cooler bar area. **Warning**
02C-03-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Inside table top oven soiled with burn-on debris. **Warning**
22-02-4
Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No Quaternary ammonia test kit for three compartment sink or sanitizer buckets. **Warning**
16-37-1
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At Employee handwash sink next to three compartment sink. **Warning**
31B-02-4
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