Bella's Italian Cafe
1413 S Howard St, Tampa, FL 33606 · Permanent Food Service · License 3906345
F
Grade F
Safety score 44 of 100
Latest visit, Sep 24, 2026: 0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 5 basic violations.
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Sep 23 complaint inspection4 high priority (half: fixed at a follow-up on Sep 24), 1 intermediate, 12 basic-31
- Emergency closure on Sep 23, since reopenedReduced from 35 because a follow-up found the problems fixed-15
- Emergency closure in the last 90 daysOrdered closed on Sep 24-10
- Safety score44
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 3 visits
Complaint inspection · Sep 23, 2026
Follow-up visit · Sep 24, 2026 Reopened after closure
The inspector came back, found the problems fixed and allowed the business to reopen.
- Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained
- Basic: Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
- Plumbing and backflow prevention
- Basic: Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler.
- Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation
- Basic: Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing.
- Basic: Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust.
- Basic: Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris.
Follow-up visit · Sep 24, 2026 Still closed
The inspector came back, but the problems still weren't fixed, so the business stayed closed.
- Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained
- Basic: Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
- Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Basic: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
- Plumbing and backflow prevention
- Basic: Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler.
- Insects, rodents, pests and animals
- High priority: Live, small flying insects found. 3 live flies at pizza station. 1 live fly at dish machine area. 4 live flies in dry food storage room.
- Basic: Dead roaches on premises. 1 dead roach on wall at pizza station. 2 dead roaches on floor at food prep area in kitchen. 2 dead roaches on floor at bar. 1 roach egg sac under dish machine.
- High priority: Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 1 live roach crawling on floor in dry food storage room.
- Basic: Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
- Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation
- Basic: Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing.
- Basic: Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust.
- Basic: Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris.
First visit · Sep 23, 2026 Emergency closure
Conditions were a danger to public health, so the business was ordered to close immediately. It can't reopen until an inspector confirms the problems are fixed.
- Food out of temperature
- High priority: Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41°F. Peas 47°F in reach in cooler. Manager placed on ice.
- Food protection and cross-contamination
- High priority: Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken over pasta in reach in cooler under grill.
- Basic: Food stored on floor. Bag of flour on floor, removed at time of inspection.
- In-use utensils properly stored
- Basic: In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Tongs handle on bread.
- Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained
- Basic: Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
- Basic: Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup up in walk in freezer.
- Dishwashing facilities and test kits
- Basic: Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.
- Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Intermediate: Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda machine soiled. Cutting boards.
- Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Basic: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of equipment soiled throughout establishment.
- Plumbing and backflow prevention
- Basic: Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water in reach in cooler across from fryers.
- Insects, rodents, pests and animals
- High priority: Live, small flying insects found. 4 live flies near bar 5 live flies near dish area 9 live flies flying around kitchen
- Basic: Dead roaches on premises. 4 dead roaches at bar 1 dead roach near ice cream case
- High priority: Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 1 live roach crawling on wall near ice cream case 9 live roaches next to reach in cooler near pizza oven
- Basic: Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back door.
- Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation
- Basic: Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Cove molding in disrepair throughout establishment.
- Basic: Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Throughout establishment.
- Basic: Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Through out establishment.