NEPTUNE GRILL
5501 SHORE BLVD S · GULF PORT · Pinellas County · FL 33707
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 5
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired Feb 1 2026. Operator renewed during inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08A-04-5High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Raw shell eggs in sliding door cooler in kitchen stored in contact with unwashed greens and green onions. Operator separated these items. **Corrected On-Site**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Raw grouper (54F – Cold Holding); raw chicken (46F – Cold Holding) Items stored too high in reach in cooler on cook line, top of container had elevated temperatures, but bottom was 43F or lower. I determined that the foods were still safe to cool back to 41F and had become elevated from the cooler being open during their lunch rush. Operator removed top layer and stored to cool, and covered items to avoid hot air getting into the containers when cooler is opened.
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. lemon soup (100F – Hot Holding) sitting on counter in kitchen. Operator voluntarily discarded. cooked ground beef (112F Hot Holding); grilled chicken (99F – Hot Holding) sitting on flattop grill turned OFF. Operator reheated to 165F to hot hold at minimum of 135F. I retemped the chicken once it was hot holding at 160F, and ground beef at 157F. **Corrected On-Site**
41-18-4High Priority – Warewashing sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. Triple Sink (Quaternary 500ppm) Operator diluted and retested at 200PPM. Operator instructed dish washers to dilute and test until equipment has been repaired. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 3
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -soda gun nozzle behind bar soiled with slime substance. Operator cleaned and sanitized. **Corrected On-Site**
11-26-1Intermediate – No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Employee hired in last 60 days does not have record of signing a health reporting agreement. I emailed reporting agreements to operator. **Corrective Action Taken**
03F-10-5Intermediate – No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Operator using Time as a Public Health Control on fry batters with proper time marking, but lack the written procedures to do so. Emailed operator Time as a Public Health Control and filled it out during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 2
33-23-4Basic – Dumpsters on gravel, not on proper pad/nonabsorbent surface.
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. -sanitizer dispensing equipment in 3 compartment sink dispensing too strong of a sanitize mixture
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 13, 2026 7:30 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.