El Oso Blanco Restaurant
3611 W Hillsborough Ave Ste 220, Tampa, FL 33614
How the BiteKarma score works
Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.
At a glance
- Passed 4 of 4 graded inspections since 2026.
- Last inspected Sep 1, 2026: passed with 5 violations, 1 critical.
- Keeps coming up: Food management certification valid / employee training verification, cited 2 times, plus 8 other repeat issues.
- #38 in Tampa's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 6 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 4 visits
- 2026
- Passed Sep 1
Callback Reinspection
5 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Food management certification valid / employee training verification
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Bathrooms
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Passed Aug 31
Routine Inspection
16 violations, 4 critical
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Critical Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Employee personal belongings
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Approved source
- Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Garbage and refuse; premises maintained
- Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Minor Chemicals/toxic substances
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor Bathrooms
- Passed Jun 10
Callback Reinspection
No violations
- Passed May 11
Licensing Inspection
7 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Dishwashing facilities; chemical test kit(s); gauges
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
- Minor Current license properly displayed
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Employee personal belongings
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BiteKarma scores around El Oso Blanco Restaurant, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.