THE JOINT
7630 34 AVE N · ST. PETERSBURG · Pinellas County · FL 33710
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
15 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 8
03D-01-5High Priority – Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. Onions cooked at 11 AM (74F – Cooling) Operator reheated to 165F and restarted cooling process. **Warning**
22-41-4High Priority – Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dishwasher (Chlorine 10ppm, sanitizer replenished and retested at 50 PPM) **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
35A-02-7High Priority – Live, small flying insects found 1 live fly under dish machine **Warning**
02C-01-5High Priority – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Tzatziki sauce date marked 10/16 in reach in cooler at end of cook line, temping 60F. Stop Sale issued. **Warning**
01B-24-5High Priority – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Tzatziki sauce date marked 10/16 in reach in cooler at end of cook line, temping 60F. **Warning**
28-26-5High Priority – Sewage/wastewater backing up through floor drains in kitchen near dish machine. 3 compartment sink in bar area drains through pipe into floor drain in kitchen near the dish machine. When bar 3 compartment sink is emptied it causes the floor drain the pipe leads to, as well as another floor drain nearby, to back up and flood the surrounding floor with sewage. The affected area contains their main 3 compartment sink, dish machine, hand wash sink for the cook line, and back door to access ice machine. Plumber arrived during the inspection. **Admin Complaint**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. egg rolls (64F – Cold Holding); feta cheese (48F – Cold Holding); pico (49F – Cold Holding); shredded cheddar cheese (48F); green tomatoes (48F); sliced ham (53F – Cold Holding); cooked rice (50F – Cold Holding); turkey and stuffing balls (51F); sliced pepper jack (53F – Cold Holding); pastrami (48F); cut lettuce (57F); sour cream (52F – Cold Holding); chimichurri (50F – Cold Holding); diced tomatoes (46F – Cold Holding); Cole slaw (48F – Cold Holding); fish spread (52F – Cold Holding) **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. egg rolls (64F – Cold Holding); feta cheese (48F – Cold Holding); pico (49F – Cold Holding); shredded cheddar cheese (48F); green tomatoes (48F); sliced ham (53F – Cold Holding); cooked rice (50F – Cold Holding); turkey and stuffing balls (51F); sliced pepper jack (53F – Cold Holding); pastrami (48F); cut lettuce (57F); sour cream (52F – Cold Holding); chimichurri (50F – Cold Holding); diced tomatoes (46F – Cold Holding); Cole slaw (48F – Cold Holding); fish spread (52F – Cold Holding) Reach in cooler with sliding doors at end of cook line not properly cooling, Stop Sale issued on all items that have been in it overnight. **Warning**
Intermediate 2
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. – cutting board on cook line heavily grooved and stained; no longer cleanable. **Warning**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Bartender dumped ice in hand wash sink behind bar. **Warning**
Basic 5
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling soiled with accumulated dust over dish wash area. **Warning**
06-09-1Basic – Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Operator scored packages before thawing. Educated operator that we now require that fish be fully removed from vacuum packaging before thawing. **Warning**
50-09-4Basic – Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. **Warning**
36-11-4Basic – Floors not maintained smooth and easily cleanable. Concrete floor on cook line and in warewash area are broken, rough, and no longer easily cleanable. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
29-08-4Basic – Plumbing system in disrepair. Sinks from bar area are backing up floor drains in warewash area at end of cook line when bar area 3 compartment sink is drained. Plumber arrived during the inspection. **Admin Complaint**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 18, 2026 8:14 AM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 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.