La Casona Restaurant

5709 N Armenia Ave, Tampa, FL 33603

Passed re-check · Jul 29, 2026 Directions
64
Poor BiteKarma score 64 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 29, 2026: passed with 2 violations, 2 critical.
  • Keeps coming up: Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking, cited 3 times, plus 8 other repeat issues.
  • #97 in Tampa's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
  • 11 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 6 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Jul 29

    Callback Reinspection

    2 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
    • Critical Approved source
  3. Passed Jul 22

    Routine Inspection

    8 violations, 6 critical
    • 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
    • Critical Chemicals/toxic substances
    • Critical Approved source
    • Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
    • Minor Time/temperature control foods properly thawed
    • Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
  4. Passed Apr 14

    Routine Inspection

    4 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
    • Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  5. 2025
  6. Passed Nov 4

    Routine Inspection

    3 violations
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized

Nearby

BiteKarma scores around La Casona Restaurant, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.

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