La Quinta Inn &Suites
4620 W Gandy Blvd, Tampa, FL 33611 · Permanent Food Service · License 3916975
What drove the grade
Raw animal food stored over canned/bottled drinks.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Sep 17 routine inspection1 high priority (no follow-up needed), 2 intermediate (1 repeat), 1 basic-11
- Safety score89
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitSep 17, 2026 No follow-up needed
Met the state's inspection standards; the inspector didn't need to come back. Any violations cited still count toward the grade.
4 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority1
Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Raw animal food stored over canned/bottled drinks.
Observed raw shell eggs stored over milk in reach in cooler in kitchen storage area
Intermediate2
Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Whole fruit displayed for self-service not wrapped and no utensils provided.
Observed apples on continental breakfast not wrapped at time of inspection
Code 31, Handwash sinks and supplies: Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing.
Observed utensils in hand wash sink in prep room at time of inspection
Repeat violation
Basic1
Code 25, Single-service items: Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination.
Observed coffee filters stored over coffee machine removed from plastic sleeve and not protected at time of inspection
Reading this report
Priority levels
- High priority The problems most likely to make someone sick directly.
- Intermediate Could lead to a high-priority problem if not fixed.
- Basic Best practices and general upkeep.