Doodle Noodle Bar
9620 W Linebaugh Ave, Tampa, FL 33626 · Permanent Food Service · License 3916075
F
Grade F
Safety score 50 of 100
Latest visit, Aug 19, 2026: 0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 2 basic violations.
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Aug 17 routine inspection3 high priority (half: fixed at a follow-up on Aug 19), 2 intermediate, 7 basic-25
- Emergency closure on Aug 17, since reopenedReduced from 35 because a follow-up found the problems fixed-15
- Emergency closure in the last 90 daysOrdered closed on Aug 18-10
- Safety score50
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 4 visits
Routine inspection · Aug 17, 2026
Follow-up visit · Aug 19, 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: Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
- Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Intermediate: Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Front line reach in cooler cutting board is soiled. Interior of front line reach in coolers are soiled.
- Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation
- Basic: Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust.
Follow-up visit · Aug 18, 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: Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
- Dishwashing facilities and test kits
- Intermediate: No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.
- Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Intermediate: Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.
- Basic: Accumulation of black/pink mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
- Insects, rodents, pests and animals
- Basic: Dead roaches on premises. 7 dead roaches on floor by ice machine in kitchen. 2 dead roaches on floor at bar. Operator cleaned and sanitized the floor. 6 dead roaches on floor in kitchen. 1 dead roach on floor at bar. Operator cleaned and sanitized the floor at time of callback inspection.
- Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation
- Basic: Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust.
Follow-up visit · Aug 18, 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: Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
- Dishwashing facilities and test kits
- Intermediate: No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.
- Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Intermediate: Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.
- Basic: Accumulation of black/pink mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
- Insects, rodents, pests and animals
- Basic: Dead roaches on premises. 7 dead roaches on floor by ice machine in kitchen. 2 dead roaches on floor at bar. Operator cleaned and sanitized the floor.
- High priority: Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 2 live roaches on the floor next to ice machine in kitchen. 1 live roach in side a bag of plastic soup containers. Operator able to eliminated all 3 roaches, discarded soup containers and sanitized the floor.
- Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation
- Basic: Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust.
First visit · Aug 17, 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 protection and cross-contamination
- Basic: Stored food not covered. Frozen churros and raw beef bones not covered inside walk in freezer.
- Basic: Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed mint, cilantro, mushrooms, and lemongrass stored over ready to eat sauces, herbs, bean sprouts, pickled corn and daikon, and other produce inside walk in cooler.
- Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained
- Basic: Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
- Dishwashing facilities and test kits
- Intermediate: No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No test kit for dish machine.
- Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Intermediate: Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Front line reach in cooler cutting board is soiled.
- Basic: Accumulation of black/pink mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
- Plumbing and backflow prevention
- High priority: Vacuum breaker missing at splitter added to mop sink faucet for spray hose.
- Insects, rodents, pests and animals
- High priority: Live, small flying insects found. 6 fly-like insects located at mop sink area. Landing on mop sink and mop handles.
- Basic: Dead roaches on premises. 22 dead roaches on kitchen floor beneath two front line reach in coolers.
- High priority: Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 12 live roaches inside an unused front line reach in cooler. Manager attempted to placed unused reach in cooler outside of establishment at time of inspection.
- Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation
- Basic: Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall and pipe behind front line cook are soiled.
- Other sanitary and safe operation
- Basic: Carbon dioxide tanks not adequately secured. Located next to ice machine.