Latest Violations
Florida restaurant inspection violations, sorted by most recent. Grouped by restaurant.
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19130 N DALE MABRY HWY, LUTZ · Pasco County
- Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Cleaning spry bottle on shelf with clean dishes above triple sink. Operator removed it
- Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup in walk in freezer
- Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink, three-compartment sink, or mop sink. Hand sink slow draining by ice machine in kitchen , operator cleaned it and draining properly
- Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employees no hair restraint while engaging food preparation, manager asked them to put hats on
- Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning on clean dishes above shelf
38201 10TH AVE, ZEPHYRHILLS · Pasco County
- Not able to issue license at time of callback inspection due to plans not being submitted.
- Plans not submitted at time of callback inspection, drawn but not turned in.
5448 FLORA AVE, HOLIDAY · Pasco County
- Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Stained cutting board in kitchen
- Hotel and Restaurant license decal not displayed on mobile food dispensing vehicle.
- Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Water squeeze bottle unlabeled
- Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employees in kitchen not wearing based guards or hair restraints. Operator placed on beard guard and hair restraints.
- Mobile food dispensing vehicle license number not permanently affixed on the side of the unit in figures at least 2 inches high and in contrasting colors from the background of the vehicle.
5111 GULFPORT BLVD, GULFPORT · Pinellas County
- Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. In reach in cooler on drink prep line- whole milk (53F - Cold Holding); whipped cream (56F - Cold Holding) Cooler at 59F ambient. Operator says there is a work order in for that cooler and she noticed the temperature was elevated yesterday. Some items were stored in the cooler overnight, others were stocked at 5AM. Temperatures taken at 9:44AM.
- Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach in cooler on drink prep line- whole milk (53F - Cold Holding); whipped cream (56F - Cold Holding) Cooler at 59F ambient. Operator says there is a work order in for that cooler and she noticed the temperature was elevated yesterday. Some items were stored in the cooler overnight, others were stocked at 5AM. Temperatures taken at 9:44AM. Stop Sale issued.
- Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -mocha machine nozzles soiled
- Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Some training expired, done in 2022.
- 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. Log of employee training completed not being maintained, operator presented individual employee files, some of which were empty and marked with the month and day completed, but not the year.
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5501 SHORE BLVD S, GULF PORT · Pinellas County
- Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. -hand wash sink between cookline and 3 compartment sink blocked by table Operator moved table to unblock sink.
- Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -cutting board on salad prep cooler stained -Soda gun nozzles behind bar soiled
- Wash solution in spray-type chemical warewasher less than 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Dish machine temped at 103F. Operator will adjust temperature of water heater and address dish machine with technician.
- Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. -raw fish thawed in still water, temped at 53F. Operator moved fish to cooler.
- Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. -cutting board on salad prep cooler grooved
10601 GULF BLVD, TREASURE ISLAND · Pinellas County
- Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Food item stored at breading station the cook line: egg wash (54F - Cold Holding) Observed container of egg wash stored on top of container of ice and ice not surrounding of entire container to maintain all parts of the product at 41 or below. Item was not out of temperature for more than 4 hours. Container was placed in ice to bring down the temperature rapidly.
- Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Food items in hot holding unit in server station: minestrone soup (117F - Hot Holding) Item was reheated on the stove burner and brought up to 165 degrees and above.
- Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. Establishment date marking Mussel tags with the date they wash the mussels. Discussed must be marked with the day the last item was served
- Establishment not maintaining clam/mussel/oyster tags for 90 days. Raw mussel tags missing for the month of July. Discussed must be kept for a minimum of 90 days
- Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unlabeled spray bottle of light red and light yellow liquid substance stored underneath dish machine drain board. Employee labeled bottles with chemical name.
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100 FOUNTAIN PKWY, ST. PETERSBURG · Pinellas County
- Ice buildup in walk-in freezer top of door
- Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Victory reach in cooler near dry goods water in bottom Employee cleaned water
- Food stored under dripping water line. Unopened dressings tubs on bottom shelf of reach in cooler sitting in standing water. Employee moved and cleaned outside of jugs
- Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Large ice bin side
12600 ROOSEVELT BLVD N, ST. PETERSBURG · Pinellas County
- Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. One beef patty reach cooler above fill line.
- Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Inside valcan hot holding transport system ; cheese sauce (109F - Hot Holding); Put on stove Retemp 166
- Raw animal food stored in same container as ready-to-eat food. Raw shelled eggs in same container as ready to eat butter employee moved
- 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. 0 ppm ran machine 3 times
- Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach in cooler small deli middle of cook line raw beef (49F - Cold Holding) Due to Over filling Voluntarily discarded
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4319 66 ST N, KENNETH CITY · Pinellas County
- Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. -raw eggs stored over pepperoncinis in reach in cooler on cookline Operator moved eggs to bottom shelf.
- Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In pizza prep cooler- shredded mozzarella (50F - Cold Holding, retemped at 46F); ham (48F - Cold Holding, retemped at 47F); sausage (49F - Cold Holding, retemped at 46F) Cooler ambient temperature reading 49F. Water stored in lower compartment of cooler temped 53F. Secondary thermometer temped 45F in coldest part of cooler. All items had been stocked at 11AM, so operator moved to different unit to cool within next hour.
- Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Triple Sink (Quaternary 0ppm) Operator added sanitize tablets and retested at 200PPM.
- Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -cutting boards in prep area stained -Diet Coke soda machine nozzle soiled
- Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Chef/owner does not have CFM.
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709 GULFWAY STE 200, ST.PETE BEACH · Pinellas County
- Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. White cutting boards stained yellow.
- 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 a Clean-Up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (DBPR HR 5030-104) form to the person in charge at the end of the inspection. The establishment has the chemical (Chlorine) associated with the written procedures. Discussed printing it out.
- Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Black cutting boards on reach in cooler on cook line. White cutting board grooved.
- Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.License observed behind the bar expired o. 2/1/2026.
- Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets torn on cooler across from flat top grill.
13477 BELCHER RD S, LARGO · Pinellas County
- Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Beer tubes walk in cooler broken compressor
- Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Behind fryer , bathroom
- Ice scoop handle in contact with ice.
999 MISSOURI AVE, LARGO · Pinellas County
- Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand sink next to walk in cooler blocked with cutting board and bags.
- Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
- Ice buildup in walk-in freezer floor.
- No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Next to pizza make table.
- Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Cup used for portioning in sugar.
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483 MANDALAY AVE #106, CLEARWATER · Pinellas County
- No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
- Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification.
10709 GULF BLVD, TREASURE ISLAND · Pinellas County
- 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 testing at 0 PPM. Ran chlorine dish machine multiple times while also priming the sanitizer. Employee replenished chlorine chemical bucket. Chlorine is now testing at 50 PPM.
- 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. See stop sale. Missing on pizza slices. Time stamped for 12pm.
- Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Front counter hand sink
- Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unlabeled spray bottle of light purple liquid substance stored in server wait station. Employee labeled as fabuloso.
- Interior of refrigerator or freezer in disrepair/has exposed insulation. Observed on doors of triple door cooler in pizza prep station.
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3127 BEACH BLVD S, GULFPORT · Pinellas County
- In-use utensil used with moist food stored in running water with insufficient velocity to flush food particles away. -dipperwell was turned off, operator turned on
220 CARILLON PKWY N, ST. PETERSBURG · Pinellas County
- Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Inside oven oven off door open White cheese sauce (120F - Hot Holding) Turned oven back on Retemp 165
- Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.
- Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Cola cups stacked before drying Service station 2 floor
- Ice buildup walk-in freezer.
- In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
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9641 GULF BLVD STE A, TREASURE ISLAND · Pinellas County
- Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed stored on prep table: butter (59F - Cold Holding) Butter was brought out around 10am, per the operator. Discussed item must be maintained at 41 degree or below or Time as a Public Health Control may be implemented. Food items stored inside reach in deli cooler: eggs (45F - Cold Holding); milk (50F - Cold Holding); heavy cream (50F - Cold Holding); block of American cheese (46F - Cold Holding); raw salmon (44F - Cold Holding); sliced ham (46F - Cold Holding) Per operator, food items were out of the cooler being used to prepare orders. Items were moved into double door stand alone cooler that is maintaining cold holding temperatures at 41 degrees or below to bring down the temperature.
- Sanitizer not used in accordance with the manufacturers recommendations. The establishment currently uses quaternary tablets in the three compartment sink for dish sanitization. Observed Great Value bleach, with a labeled stating for disinfecting and deodorizing and no instructions for sanitizing food contact surfaces was observed. Sanitizer bucket is currently set up with this Chlorine for food contact surfaces. Discussed this finding with the operator.
- Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Observed employee preparing orders with single service gloves and then rinse their hands in the three compartment sink with the gloves still on and changed tasks to start cutting fresh strawberries.
- Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Date mark missing on diced ham steak, sliced American cheese, sliced Swiss cheese, smoked salmon, and precooked eggs observed in zip lock bags.
- No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No quaternary test kit observed.
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21252 US 19 N, CLEARWATER · Pinellas County
- Toxic substance/chemical ( spray bottle of cleaner ) improperly stored next to boxes of oatmeal and boxes of tea bags on shelf in kitchen. Manager relocated spray bottle
- Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Large fan plugged in and on top of the hand wash sink in the kitchen . Reviewed with manager handwashing sinks must be accessible at all times and the hand wash sink is for washing hands only . Employee removed fan from hand wash sink
- No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Employee placed paper towels at hand wash sink. Reviewed with the manager hand wash sink must be stocked at all times
- No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink or wiping cloths.
- Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled in kitchen .Manager labeled spray bottle
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415 2 ST, INDIAN ROCKS BEACH · Pinellas County
- Ice buildup in reach-in freezer.
1901 DREW STREET, CLEARWATER · Pinellas County
- Self-sufficient mobile food dispensing vehicle operating from an unapproved commissary Per manager , OZ Gentlemens Club is the water /waste water supply location which is a Department of Health licensed location
- Top of freezer has a rusted surface by back door
- Mobile food dispensing vehicle license number not permanently affixed on the side of the unit in figures at least 2 inches high and in contrasting colors from the background of the vehicle.
2306 E EDGEWOOD DR, LAKELAND · Polk County
- Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 02/01/2026.
- Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Blue liquid. Manager labeled.
- Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Portion cups used in seasoning..
5369 N SOCRUM LOOP RD, LAKELAND · Polk County
- Handwash sink does not have running water to properly wash hands. Operator turned on water.
- Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information. Missing dates
- Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Observed between equipment.
2135 N LAKE AVE, LAKELAND · Polk County
- Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Cleaner stored next to soda syrup in stockroom. manager moved cleaner.
- Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw eggs stored on top of ready to eats vegetables on cart in walk-in cooler. Manager moved raw eggs
- Unwrapped single-service utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched. Tasting spoons on cookline. Employee inverted spoons.
- Stored food not covered. Sliced banana in walk-in freezer
- Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Bottom of soda head soiled on soda machine. Employee are cleaning bottom of soda heads.
2064 E EDGEWOOD DR, LAKELAND · Polk County
- Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Using Togo bag with food in contact with bag in reach in freezer.
- Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken stored over raw bacon in walk-in cooler
- No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
- Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Clear liquid in spray bottle hanging on shelf in back room.
- Equipment in poor repair. Walk-in cooler.
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