NOV 20
2025
FAILED
5 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
SANITARY INSPECTION RECORD — FLORIDA
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HINES CARIBBEAN CUISINE.
BEAT. 21/100
3313 NEBRASKA AVE · HILLSBOROUGH, FLORIDA
Last inspected November 20, 2025 · failed
Failed 2 of 5 inspections. 15 critical violations on the cumulative record. Pattern of issues, not a one-off.
THE NUMBERS
INSPECTIONS
5
2 passed · 1 w/ conditions · 2 failed
VIOLATIONS
42
includes 15 critical
RECORDS COVER
4 YEARS
since Jul 2021
INSPECTION HISTORY
Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Non-food contact surfaces clean
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
Cited 1 time on this inspection
SEP 112025FAILED7 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
SEP 11
2025
FAILED
7 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
Food out of temperature
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Non-food contact surfaces clean
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Plumbing installed and maintained
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
Cited 1 time on this inspection
AUG 282025PASS W/ CONDITIONS13 violations7 CRITICALDETAILS
AUG 28
2025
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
13 violations7 CRITICALDETAILS
Approved source
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Original container — properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Food out of temperature
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Food protection, cross-contamination
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Personnel with infections restricted
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
Cited 4 times on this inspection
Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Non-food contact surfaces clean
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Plumbing installed and maintained
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
Cited 2 times on this inspection
SEP 132024PASSED5 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
SEP 13
2024
PASSED
5 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Non-food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Complete separation from living/sleeping area, laundry
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Florida Clean Indoor Air Act
Cited 1 time on this inspection
JUL 292021PASSED12 violations4 CRITICALDETAILS
JUL 29
2021
PASSED
12 violations4 CRITICALDETAILS
Food out of temperature
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Unwrapped or potentially hazardous food not re-served
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Foods handled with minimum contact
Cited 2 times on this inspection
Non-food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Non-food contact surfaces clean
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Single service articles not re-used
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Cross-connection, back siphonage, backflow
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles
Cited 3 times on this inspection
Walls, ceilings, and attached equipment, constructed, clean
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
Cited 1 time on this inspection
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