PIEROGI GRILL & STEAKHOUSE
1535 GULF TO BAY BLVD · CLEARWATER · Pinellas County · FL 33755
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
17 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 1
12A-08-4High Priority – Hot water takes too long to reach handwash sink resulting in employees using only cold water to wash their hands. Cook touched soiled door leading to bar area, came back to kitchen , no hand wash before changing gloves
Intermediate 2
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener Fry pans **Repeat Violation**
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap provided at hand sink near dish machine. Operator stated that handwashing sink is not used. I explained that all hand wash sinks need to have soap at all times.
Basic 14
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Build up of mold like substance on the interior ceiling of ice machine
36-37-5Basic – Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. **Repeat Violation**
24-05-4Basic – Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Pans on wire rack not inverted or protected.
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone stored on make table lid. Employee removed cell phone.
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Walk in freezer door in poor repair. **Repeat Violation**
36-22-4Basic – Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Water standing on the floor in multiple areas including cook line dish room and prep area.
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Cook line, prep area, storage rooms, dish room walk in cooler and freezer. **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Cooking oil in dry storage
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fixed equipment grease build up.
25-06-4Basic – Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Single service hinged containers not inverted or protected stacked near bar **Repeat Violation**
42-03-5Basic – Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles. Disposable containers stored on lawn mower and near other tools in back store room Containers are in plastic sleeves and no obvious contamination observed. Discussed the need to separate the single service from tools and equipment.
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Walk in cooler, sausage stored directly on shelf , uncovered unprotected
14-17-4Basic – Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Food containers on cook line containing food removed from its original container not labeled with common name.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 10, 2026 12:31 PM.
Violation category totals
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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.