PAPA'S NY DINER INC
1764 GULF TO BAY BLVD · CLEARWATER · Pinellas County · FL 33755
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
19 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 7
03D-01-5High Priority – Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. – Cooked potatoes at 98 F at 10:05 am cooked at 7:30 am in large, deep pots in dishwashing area .
01B-36-5High Priority – Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within two hours and from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within six hours. See stop sale. – Cooked potatoes at 98 F at 10:05 am cooked at 7:30 am in large, deep pots in dishwashing area .
22-41-4High Priority – 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 chlorine . Manager set up triple sink 100 ppm chlorine **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired on 02/01/2025. **Admin Complaint**
08A-02-6High Priority – Raw animal food ( raw beef in open bag ) stored over or with ready-to-eat food ( fries ) in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Reviewed with manager . Manager rearranged food **Corrected On-Site**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Salmon 41 F in package and Grouper in package at 42 F in walk in cooler Per package of salmon, instructions state must keep frozen until use.. Per box of packaged grouper , instructions state product must be removed from vacuum bag before defrosting Reviewed with manager .
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut lettuce 52 F, cheddar cheese 52 F , mozzarella cheese 53 F , gyro 55 F in small cooler opposite grill . Cooler stocked from walk in cooler 2 hours previously. Employee moved food to freezer for quick chill down **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 6
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -Cutting board on cook line prep station soiled with food buildup in cracks.
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Faucet removed from hand wash sink at cook line . Manager to repair this day.
11-26-1Intermediate – No proof provided that some food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Reviewed with manager
31B-05-4Intermediate – Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels in dishwashing area . Manager adjusted paper towels to dispense . Dispensed temporarily worked . With additional uses the dispenser did not work . Manager placed paper towels at hand wash sink **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
05-06-4Intermediate – Probe thermometer not accurate within plus or minus 2 degrees Fahrenheit. Thermometer reading 45 F in ice water. Reviewed with manager .
53B-13-5Intermediate – 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. Employees hired over 60 days with no training Izabel and David . Reviewed with manager
Basic 6
06-09-1Basic – Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish 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 walk in cooler . Salmon 41 F in package and Grouper in package at 42 F in walk in cooler Per package of salmon, instructions state must keep frozen until use.. Per box of packaged grouper , instructions state product must be removed from vacuum bag before defrosting Reviewed with manager . **Repeat Violation**
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris in hallway, bar, dining and kitchen areas .
08B-38-4Basic – Food ( cans of corn beef hash) stored on floor in storage room .
08B-36-4Basic – Food ( pot of cooked potatoes ) stored in a location that is exposed to splash/dust in dishwashing area . Reviewed with manager . Cooked potatoes discarded due to improper cooling .
32-09-4Basic – Inside bathroom not available for employee and customer use due to new floor tiles installed in the hallway by bathrooms and floor cannot be walked on. Dining area by bar is closed off to customers . This area is the access area to bathrooms . New tiles have been installed in this area , incompletely . Per operator , floor tiles cannot be walked on for an hour in the hallway to bathroom, additional tiles will be installed in front of the bathrooms tomorrow night and tiles cannot be walked on four hours thereafter The establishment is open 24 hours . The operator placed a portable toilet out side for customer and employee use due. Operator removed partition and made available inside restrooms for customer and employee use during this inspection . **Corrected On-Site** **Admin Complaint**
29-20-5Basic – Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink in employee restroom in back kitchen .
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 11, 2026 12:26 PM.
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.