BAR-B-Q QUEEN
1267 N HIGHLAND AVE · CLEARWATER · Pinellas County · FL 33755
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
12 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
12A-16-4High Priority – Manager began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Manager began preparing food for order without washing hands . Reviewed with manager .
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. – Macaroni and cheese 115 F in warmer . Manager placed two hours . Stop sale . Manager discarded food – 48F Potato salad in small cooler over 5 hours . Manager discarded potato salad **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. – -48F Potato salad in small cooler over 5 hours . Manager discarded potato salad **Corrective Action Taken**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. -Macaroni and cheese 115 F in warmer . Manager placed in warmer two hours Stop sale . Manager discarded food **Corrective Action Taken**
35A-02-6High Priority – Two live, small flying insects inside food truck **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 3
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Wood over the hand wash sink. Manager relocated piece of wood . Reviewed with manager hand wash sinks must be accessible at all times **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
27-09-4Intermediate – No running water inside mobile food truck to include at three-compartment sink and hand wash sink. Maintenance person turned water back on by connecting wires . **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
05-10-4Intermediate – Probe thermometer not used to ensure proper food temperatures. Reviewed with manager
Basic 4
08B-38-4Basic – Food ( bottles of water ) stored on floor. Manager relocated water **Corrected On-Site**
33-09-4Basic – Garbage not placed in a covered receptacle for storage until pick up to make the garbage inaccessible to insects and rodents near smoker in the front area
51-13-4Basic – No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.
35B-05-4Basic – Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Gaps in curtains . **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 8, 2026 12:45 PM.
Violation category totals
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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.