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Excellent Health Score
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JOE'S HOT DOGS & MORE in SAFETY HARBOR currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 95.3 out of 100 — an A grade for consistent compliance with state food-safety standards. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on January 15, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 11 total violations — 3 critical, 3 major, 5 minor.
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What stands out in this inspection history
The latest inspection on January 15, 2026 shows 11 observation rows: 3 critical, 3 major, and 5 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
- [14-09-4] Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards grooved in prep area.
- [35B-02-4] Insect control device installed over food preparation area. Bug zapper placed above reach in cooler in prep area.
- [51-13-4] No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Emailed operator choking poster.
- [22-16-4] Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Interior of each in cooler by register soiled with debris.
- [14-33-4] Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Shelves in reach in cooler rusted
- [12A-07-5] Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee went from operating register to making sandwich for customer with no hand wash in between.
- [35A-02-7] Live, small flying insects found 1 Live fly spotted in prep area.
- [41-10-4] Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Ant poison stored next to sprinkles. Operator removed ant poison.
- [11-27-4] Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Emailed customer form HR 5030-104.
- [22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board soiled.
- [31A-09-4] Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand was sink blocked counter. Operator moved counter.
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