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RUMBA ISLAND BAR & GRILL

1800 GULF TO BAY BLVD · CLEARWATER · Pinellas County · FL 33765

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateDecember 16, 2024
Inspection typeComplaint Full
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3574841
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10740616
DBPR license6215665

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
2 High Priority0 Intermediate5 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical7 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

7 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 2

#6High Priority28-26-5

High Priority – Sewage/wastewater backing up through floor drains. During inspection inside men's restroom flushing toilets and running multiple sinks at same time water starting to come up from floor drain inside men's restroom. Frank put balloon down drain to flush out. Floor drain working properly. During inspection **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#7High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Pull out drawers under grill Poultry (54F – Cold Holding); Beef (50F – Cold Holding); Fish (47F – Cold Holding) Using ice to keep cold Temp on outside states 54 degrees **Warning**

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Basic 5

#1Basic40-06-5

Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone in cutting board. At cook line. **Warning**

Warning
#2Basic14-11-5

Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Bottom reach in cooler with buckets under catching water leaking on floor **Warning**

Warning
#3Basic10-08-5

Basic – Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. At bar. Employee removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#4Basic29-08-4

Basic – Plumbing system in disrepair hand wash sink leaking onto the floor under hand wash sink. Bar tender using hand wash sink. **Warning**

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#5Basic29-03-4

Basic – Water draining onto floor surface outside bar. **Warning**

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Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 18, 2026 12:58 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 10 · In-use food dispensing utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
1 observation(s)
Category 28 · Sewage and wastewater disposal
1 observation(s)
Category 29 · Plumbing, mop sink, filters and backflow prevention
2 observation(s)
Category 40 · Employee personal belongings
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.