THE BLACK PEARL RESTAURANT
315 MAIN ST · DUNEDIN · Pinellas County · FL 34698
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
10 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
03G-05-5High Priority – Fish packaged in the establishment using a reduced oxygen method not bearing a label indicating that it is to be kept frozen until time of use. Grouper packaged on site today with no label. **Warning**
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Cooked pork, cut watermelon, blue cheese ROP on site held longer than 48 hours. **Warning**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. blue cheese (48F – Cold Holding) **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In flip top cooler over night, not prepared today, no temperatures taken: blue cheese (48F – Cold Holding); orzo (44F – Cold Holding) second temp 43F. Operator added ice to orzo. See stop sale for blue cheese. Sitting above flip top: butter (51F – Cold Holding) sitting on counter for less than 4 hours. Operator relocated to the reach in cooler. Discussed using time as a public health control for butter. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Intermediate 3
03G-43-2Intermediate – Establishment packaging time/temperature control for safety food using a reduced oxygen method that does not control the growth of and toxin formation of C. botulinum and the growth of Listeria monocytogenes. Establishment does not have an approved Process Waiver from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Operator is vacuum packaging cooked pork, cut watermelon, and cheddar cheese on site and holding for longer than 48 hours. **Warning**
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris. Stained cutting board on flip top cooler. **Warning**
03G-50-1Intermediate – Operator is doing a special process, conducting reduced oxygen packaging, cooking time/temperature control for safety food to a time and temperature combination lesser than those in the Food Code or operating a molluscan shellfish tank for human consumption without a HACCP plan approved by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Observed food in reduce oxygen packaging conducted on-site: grouper was vacuum packaged today. Pork over 48 hours, cheddar cheese over 48 hours, watermelon over 48 hours. **Warning**
Basic 3
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. 1 dead roach on the floor on cookline. Operator discarded and sanitized area. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee washing dishes and preparing food with no hair restraints. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
03G-54-1Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food packaged using a reduced oxygen method without a HACCP plan not removed from its package within 48 hours after packaging. Cooked pork, cut watermelon, cheddar cheese. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 8, 2026 12:23 PM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
5 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 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.