BANQUET MASTERS RESTAURANT
13355 49TH STREET NORTH · CLEARWATER · Pinellas County · FL 33762
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
8 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
09-01-4High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed prep cook cutting washed fresh strawberries with bare hands that will be used for fruit bar. Instructed to discard strawberry's that were touched with bare hands and wash hands. Employee discarded about 2 lbs strawberries
08A-04-5High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Raw shelled eggs over unwashed spinach in small reach in cooler at cook line. Employee moved **Corrected On-Site**
01B-04-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food originating from an unapproved source. Observed prep cook cutting washed fresh strawberries with bare hands that will be used for fruit bar. Instructed to discard strawberry's that were touched with bare hands and wash hands. Employee discarded about 2 lbs strawberries
Intermediate 1
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Pasta salad made Saturday, Cooked potatoes made Saturday Dated during inspection **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 4
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Clear bin with blue to on floor of dry storage. Employee moved **Corrected On-Site**
22-08-4Basic – Interior of oven south end top has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris.
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. On top of prep table at cook line. Employee moved **Corrected On-Site**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Clear plastic with blue container no label. Employee labeled with sugar **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 20, 2026 4:10 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 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.