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4TH STREET SHRIMP STORE

1006 4 ST N, ST. PETERSBURG · Pinellas County

Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Multiple bottles of an unlabeled blue cleaning liquid found in back of kitchen near back door to dining room.
Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed onions stored above cook crab in walk-in cooler. Employee moved onions to proper storage area.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee belongings on shelf over service window.
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Tank in back of restaurant near the water heater lacked proper security.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Vacuum packed fish found in walk in cooler. Fish was still frozen and in the packaging. Discussed proper thawing method with owner and fish was removed from packaging.
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CARMELITAS MEXICAN REST

5211 PARK ST, ST PETERSBURG · Pinellas County

Live, small flying insects found. 3 lives flies in bar area 1 live fly in kitchen
Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Cook handled shredded lettuce with bare hands to "check temperature." Lettuce was discarded with stop sale. Discussed importance of glove use with operator.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach in prep cooler on cookline line- cut lettuce (45F - Cold Holding); cheeses (45F - Cold Holding); diced tomatoes (43F - Cold Holding); salsa (45F - Cold Holding); sour cream (45F - Cold Holding); enchiladas (46F - Cold Holding); guacamole (45F - Cold Holding) Cooler was stocked around 9:30 or 10 AM, no temperature monitoring was done.ambient temperature was reading 43F. Because operator could not determine how long foods had been out of temperature, stop sale issued.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -cutting board on prep cooler stained -can opener blade soiled
Food stored on floor. -containers of food and bags of onions stored on walk in cooler floor.
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2558 SUNSET POINT RD, CLEARWATER · Pinellas County

Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a locked freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Manager rearranged food
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. -3D dust accumulation on wall by stainless steel refrigerator at bar
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. - soiled soda holster at bar . Bartender called the soda holster ( corrected on site) - 3D dust accumulation on the side of the stainless steel refrigerator.

4040 PARK ST N, ST PETERSBURG · Pinellas County

Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. -carton of heavy cream in reach in cooler behind front counter not date marked, operator states it was opened about 4 days ago. Operator voluntarily discarded.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -cutting boards on makeline and in prep areas heavily stained -soda machine nozzles soiled
Interior of oven has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. -cutting boards on makeline and in prep areas heavily grooved
Equipment in poor repair. -reach in deli cooler behind front counter has a door falling off its hinges
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MCDONALD'S 6557

2618 BAYSHORE BLVD, DUNEDIN · Pinellas County

Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Opened bag of raw chicken stored over closed bag of fish in reach in freezer on cook line. Operator moved chicken.
Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. Old food in container in ware washing area. Operator cleaned dish when pointed out.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Wet nesting containers in ware washing area.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of ice machine has build up of mold like substance
Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Shelves of reach in cooler rusted.

2475 MCMULLEN BOOTH RD STE# E, CLEARWATER · Pinellas County

No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink in cook line area . Manager placed paper towels in dispenser
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled in dish washing area . Manager labeled spray bottle .
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked chicken not date marked cooked 2 days previously in the back kitchen prep area . Manager date marked food
Food( bottles of beverages) stored on floor in hallways. Manager relocated beverages

6800 49 ST N, PINELLAS PARK · Pinellas County

Employee drank coffee then engaged in food preparation soup in soup bowl touching ladle without washing hands. Educated wash hands
Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Observed buns filled with meat on front counter no time mark. Establishment using time as a public health control. employee dated during inspection
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Buckets in front of cook line hand wash sink.
Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Cook washed hands in three compartment sink.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
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5250 4 ST N, ST. PETERSBURG · Pinellas County

Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Sausage links held in reach in freezer at 50F. Owner moved sausages to walk-in freezerA to promote cooling. Retemped at 11:30 am at 40F
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Trash can left in front of hand sink closest to the back area of the kitchen.
No soap provided at handwash sink. No hand soap at hand wash sink in dish pit area. Employee replaced soap dispenser on site.
Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Shelving had a build up of rust on 2 of the 4 shelving units in the walk-in cooler.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Clean containers in dish pit area showed signs of wet nesting.
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4195 34 ST S, ST PETERSBURG · Pinellas County

Equipment in poor repair. Torn gaskets on reach-in cooler at cook-line

WENDY'S PROPERTIES LLC

4840 PARK ST, ST. PETERSBURG · Pinellas County

Ice buildup in reach-in freezer on cookline.
Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. -in walk in freezer
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. -outside walk in cooler

WESTSHORE PIZZA

2989 W BAY DR, BELLEAIR BLUFFS · Pinellas County

Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Frozen raw ground beef above breaded veggies in walk in freezer. Raw ground beef moved to bottom shelf.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. cooked meatballs holding 133f, reheat to 166f, and put in steam well for holding.
Equipment in poor repair. Torn gasket on pizza make line gaskets.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under fryers.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee food moved to bottom shelf in reach in cooler.
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24139 US 19 N, CLEARWATER · Pinellas County

Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. hummus (48F - Cold Holding); tzatziki sauce (47F - Cold Holding); egg plant (48F - Cold Holding
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Glue stored next to clean equipment.
Container of medicine improperly stored. Burn spray stored on shelf above food.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. hummus (48F - Cold Holding); tzatziki sauce (47F - Cold Holding); egg plant (48F - Cold Holding
Food stored on floor. Bottled water.

9641 GULF BLVD, TREASURE ISLAND · Pinellas County

Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards stained yellow.
Insect control device installed over food preparation area. Bug zapper stored underneath prep table on top of bag of rice. Item removed.
Stored food not covered. Container of cooked ground beef and sheet pans of cooked chicken stored in the walk in cooler. Items covered with lids.

SEA DOG BREWING COMPANY

9610 GULF BLVD, TREASURE ISLAND · Pinellas County

Live, small flying insects found. 1 live fly landing on pan of bacon stored on prep table in kitchen. 1 live fly observed landing on tongs stored above reach in deli cooler next to stand alone cooler. Items were sent to the dish area to be washed and sanitized.
Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Chlorine dish machine in bar with outdoor opening was ran a few times and tested at 0 PPM. The machine was primed and the chlorine sanitizer is now testing at 50 PPM.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Food stored in pull out drawers underneath grill on the cook line: raw chicken breast (45F - Cold Holding) Item was moved to the walk in cooler to bring down the temperature rapidly. While taking the second temperature the raw chicken was found stored back into the pull out drawers on the cook line. The food item was then stored into the walk in freezer. Discussed monitoring the temperature to ensure the raw chicken reaches 41 degrees.
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No chlorine test kit observed.
No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine.
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1749 DREW ST, CLEAWATER · Pinellas County

No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink in dish washing area. Manager placed paper towels in dispenser
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Container stored at hand wash sink, utensil stored over hand wash sink in the dish washing area . Reviewed with manager hand wash sink must be accessible at all times and used for washing hands only . Manager relocated items
Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Manuel Parejo completed on 5/24/23 expired on 5/23/26. Only employee . Remaining employees have current food manager certification .
Garbage on the pad around dumpster.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink and half eaten donut on prep table near ovens . Employee discarded drink and food
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BREAKFAST AT MIRA'S

2475 N MCMULLEN BOOTH RD STE F, CLEARWATER · Pinellas County

Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw gyro over precooked sausage, raw beef patties over onion rings in reach in freezer in storage area . Manager rearranged food
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish ( salmon ) bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package in cooler at cook line. Employee discarded seafood
Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink in the mens restroom and expo line 80 F . Reviewed with manager
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times in front line/expo area . Employee relocated trashcan .Reviewed with manager hand wash sinks must be accessible at all times .
No waste receptacle installed at handwash sink provided with disposable towels in beverage station in dining area. Manager placed a trashcan in the area
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CHINELOS TAQUERIA

6210 54 AVE N, KENNETH CITY · Pinellas County

Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. -Operator used gloved hands to wipe cutting board with sanitizer cloth, then removed gloves and began to put on new gloves to continue food preparation. Operator then washed hands and put on new gloves.
Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 200ppm) Operator remade and tested at 50PPM
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. -hand wash sink on cookline had container storing in it Operator removed container
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. -hand wash sink on cookline -hand wash sink in restroom Operator provided paper towels.
No soap provided at handwash sink. -hand wash sink on cookline Operator provided soap
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300 STATE ST E STE 110, OLDSMAR · Pinellas County

No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at warewashing machine or wiping cloths.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Foil pan on top to reach in cooler not inverted or protected.

BROAD STREET CHEESESTEAKS

990 BROADWAY UNIT 115, DUNEDIN · Pinellas County

Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. 45oz Crab cakes at 49F, 2.5lbs hamburger, 30oz of meatballs, 25lbs of cheese, 135 ounces can crab. All items held overnight with no prior temperature monitoring.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. 1lb of spicy crab marked for 7/26/26 . .5lb tuna marked for 8\16\26
Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. No vacuum breaker on mop sink.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. crab cakes (49F - Cold Holding); sliders (45F - Cold Holding); whole block of cheese (46F - Cold Holding); hamburger (45F - Cold Holding); spicy crab (47F - Cold Holding)
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. 1lb of spicy crab. .5lb tuna
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990 BROADWAY STE 111, DUNEDIN · Pinellas County

Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Paper towels used as liners for bagged cilantro and for shredded lettuce. Instructed operator to remove towels.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Brisket prepared Saturday not date marked. Operator added date mark to food item.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board stained near cook line.
No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap at handwash sink in kitchen. Operator added soap
No sanitizer of any kind available for warewashing. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until sanitizer is available for warewashing. Operator returned from store with proper sanitizer for food contact surfaces.
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WHATCHA WANT EATERY

472 DOUGLAS RD E, OLDSMAR · Pinellas County

Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.

990 BROADWAY UNIT 112, DUNEDIN · Pinellas County

Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards in salad station grooved.

PARLOR DOUGHNUTS

430 W BAY DR, LARGO · Pinellas County

Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Chicken 46f, 10 pounds Cooked sausage 45f, 10 pounds Chorizo patties 46f, 10 pounds Sausage patties 45f, 24 pounds All items found in the walk in freezer. Items discarded.
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Chicken 46f, 10 pounds Cooked sausage 45f, 10 pounds Chorizo patties 46f, 10 pounds Sausage patties 45f, 24 pounds All items found in the walk in freezer. Items discarded.
Plumbing system in disrepair. Sanitizing compartment leaking.
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Walk in freezer.
Equipment in poor repair. Walk in freezer not functioning properly cause temperature sensitive foods to exceed 41f, during defrost. Repair called.

4320 S FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND · Polk County

Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Can of premium Hunts Tomato ketchup on the dry storage shelf .
Establishment not maintaining clam/mussel/oyster tags for 90 days.
Cardboard used on floor as anti-slip measure not replaced every day or when heavily soiled, whichever comes first. Walk in freezer.
Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Broccoli florets not washed before cooking.
Food stored on floor. Bulk containers on imitation crab stored on the floor inside the produce walk in cooler. The product was removed from off the floor.
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