Hooters

4215 W Hillsborough Ave, Tampa, FL 33614

Passed re-check · Jul 30, 2026 Directions
58
Poor BiteKarma score 58 out of 100
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 6 of 6 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Jul 30, 2026: passed with no violations.
  • Keeps coming up: Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized, cited 5 times, plus 11 other repeat issues.
  • #34 in Tampa's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
  • 7 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 6 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Jul 30

    Callback Reinspection

    No violations

  3. Passed Jul 22

    Routine Inspection

    12 violations, 4 critical
    • Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
    • Critical Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
    • Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
    • Minor Dishwashing facilities; chemical test kit(s); gauges
    • Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
    • Minor Approved source
    • Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
    • Minor Garbage and refuse; premises maintained
    • Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
    • Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
  4. 2025
  5. Passed Sep 15

    Complaint Inspection

    5 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
    • Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
    • Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
  6. Passed Jul 30

    Routine Inspection

    7 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Minor Approved source
    • Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
    • Minor Food protection, cross-contamination
    • Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
    • Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign

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