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BENTO CAFE

320 3 ST S, ST PETERSBURG, FL 33701

License #6217796

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89.8 Grade B / 100

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BENTO CAFE in ST PETERSBURG currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 89.8 out of 100 — a B grade — generally clean with some minor or moderate violations on record. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on November 3, 2025. Across those visits, inspectors documented 24 total violations — 4 critical, 5 major, 15 minor.

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Inspections on file
2
Clean inspections
0
Callback visits
0
Latest clean pass
None on file yet

The latest inspection on November 3, 2025 included 2 critical violations, 4 major, and 5 minor.

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Imported observations
18
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Inspection timeline

Inspection History

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Critical Major Minor

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  • Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended
  • Probe thermometers missing, inaccurate, or uncalibrated; ambient air thermometers missing from holding units.
  • No chemical test kit available for the sanitizer in use; dishmachine maintenance issues, label residue on cleaned containers, lime scale buildup.
  • Food-contact surfaces soiled with debris, mold-like substance, or slime; ice machine interiors with mold; dishmachine sanitizer at improper concentration.
  • Non-food-contact surfaces (gaskets, shelves, equipment exteriors, door handles) soiled with grease, debris, dirt, slime, or dust.
  • Standing water in coolers, leaking pipes, missing vacuum breakers on mop sinks or hose bibbs, plumbing in disrepair.
  • [31B-03-4] Missing at hand sink next to three compartment sink at the time of callback inspection.
  • Operating with an expired DBPR license, license not displayed, license decals missing on mobile units, or operating without a license.
  • [08B-38-4] Five gallon bucket of soy sauce stored on floor next to hand sink across from dish machine at the time of callback inspection.
  • [03A-02-5] Double door reach in deli cooler across from rice cookers and hot holding box at callback inspection: pork dumplings (53F - Cold Holding); package cooked noodles (60F - Cold Holding); cut lettuce (53F - Cold Holding); cut lettuce mix (65F - Cold Holding)
  • [12B-07-4] Drink stored on reach in deli cooler at the time of callback inspection.
  • [14-74-7] Observed TCS food items stored inside the reach in deli cooler across from the rice cooker on the cook line. The person in charge, Rachel, was observed on the cook line preparing food at the time of callback inspection and stated that she did not know if anything was being done to repair the unit to hold cold foods at 41 degrees or below. She also stated that she was off yesterday and did not know why items were being stored inside the reach in cooler.
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BENTO CAFE looks fairly solid on paper. Would you eat here?

B record

Solid overall, with enough history that people may still weigh the details differently.

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