Gao Restaurant
8405 North Himes Avenue, Suite 105, 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 9 of 10 graded inspections since 2025.
- Last inspected Sep 14, 2026: passed with 4 violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Sep 10, 2026.
- Keeps coming up: Food protection, cross-contamination, cited 7 times, plus 13 other repeat issues.
- 13 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 10 visits
- 2026
- Passed Sep 14
Callback Reinspection
4 violations
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Failed Sep 10
Complaint Inspection
8 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Lighting provided as required; fixtures shielded or bulbs protected
- Minor Employee personal belongings
- Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Passed Jun 23
Callback Reinspection
4 violations
- Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
- Passed Jun 22
Routine Inspection
8 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Approved source
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
- Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
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