PEPOS CUBAN CAFE
9939 4 ST N · ST. PETERSBURG · Pinellas County · FL 33702
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
16 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
12A-13-4High Priority – Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Cook answered phone did not wash hands continued cooking. Instructed to wash hands
08A-02-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Raw chicken in plastic bags over raw beef in reach in freezer near oven.
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Front counter not heating element garlic in oil (83F – Cold Holding) Discussed time as a public health control during inspection.
Intermediate 4
12A-03-4Intermediate – Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Dishwasher attendant used three compartment sink to wash hands. Educated
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Slicer soiled Brown interior Cambro soiled
31A-04-4Intermediate – Handwash sink removed from food preparation/dishwashing area. Dishwasher hand wash sink broken water turned off completely.
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Near three compartment sink.
Basic 9
24-06-4Basic – Clean utensils or equipment stored in dirty drawer or rack.
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Drink on cutting board during active preparation.
08B-31-4Basic – Food stored in undrained ice. Cut lefy greens stored in water front line deli cooler.
10-17-4Basic – In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment.
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
21-04-4Basic – In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board.
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Chicken in red sauce in walk in cooler not covered Chicken in large put orange sauce not coved walk in cooler. Pork skin not covered walk in cooler.
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. On cutting board
21-09-4Basic – Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean. Soiled wiping cloth on cutting board front of slicer,
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 7, 2026 1:13 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.