RED MESA
4912 4 ST N · ST. PETERSBURG · Pinellas County · FL 33703
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
Counts reported for this inspection visit.
See what changed since the last inspection.
Sign in or create a free account to browse without ads and see newly cited, repeated, and no-longer-cited violation categories.
All DBPR Inspector Observations
12 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
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. Observed employee donning gloves touch soiled dishes then retrieve clean dishes without first washing hands. Discussed with operator proper hand-hygiene techniques.
08A-17-6High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Raw chicken stored above raw beef in reach-in freezer near office in warewashing area. Operator placed raw chicken on bottom shelf.
Intermediate 3
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observe employee filling sous vide container with water from hand wash sink in prep area. Discussed with operator purpose of hand wash sink. Employee removed container from had wash sink. **Corrected On-Site**
03G-06-5Intermediate – Reduced oxygen packaged food lacking bold type on contrasting background, or other required information. Unable to read some of the writing on label on in-house reduced oxygen packaged raw steak in reach-in cooler on cooks line. Operator voluntarily discarded steak. **Corrective Action Taken**
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle of degreaser on bottom shelf of table on cooks line is not labeled. Operator labeled bottle degreaser. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Basic 7
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling vents in warewashing area are soiled with dust. Ceiling near camera above three-compartment sink soiled with mold-like substance.
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Bottom shelf of prep table is rusted with whole.
16-38-5Basic – Inaccurate/damaged temperature and/or pressure gauge(s) on dishmachine. Dishmachine gauge not registering temperature.
16-46-4Basic – Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning stored on shelf in warewashing area.
22-16-4Basic – Reach-in cooler located on front line interior have accumulation of soil residues.
03G-53-1Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food packaged using a reduced oxygen method without a HACCP plan not properly labeled with the production time and date. Three reduced oxygen packaging raw steaks steaks in reach-in cooler near warewashing area are labeled for more than 48 hours. 09-03 through 09-10. Discussed with operator reduced oxygen packaging procedures. Operator created new label and placed on raw steaks. **Corrected On-Site**
36-02-5Basic – Unsealed concrete floor on cooks line.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 22, 2026 7:42 AM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 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.