FIRST WATCH RESTAURANT #157
5310 EAST BAY DR · CLEARWATER · Pinellas County · FL 33764
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
8 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Cook stated worked walked in from the outside. Stated to at cook line stated putting on gloves did not wash hands. Cook instructed to wash hands. Cook washed hands and put on gloves. **Warning**
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employees was cracking raw shelled eggs. And egg fell onto the floor. Employee cleaned egg off the floor then put new gloves on employee stated cooking and touching handles of pan at cook line. Employee changed gloves and washed hands. **Warning**
12A-09-4High Priority – Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. During inspection observed cook at cook line drop a napkin on floor and did not change glove or wash hands before cooking again touched handle of pan at cook line. Instructed. Cook washed hands and changed gloves. **Warning**
Intermediate 1
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Carrots inside reach in cooler on cook line. Prep date 1-11-25 manager discarded **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic 4
51-11-4Basic – Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. One co2 tank back of house near dry storage rack. **Warning**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage on counter during activity salad prep **Warning**
12B-12-5Basic – Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Coffee cup at salad prep station. **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Box of Cale on floor at salad prep area. Employee moved. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 17, 2026 12:17 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
5 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.