RUSTY BELLIES WATERFRONT GRILL
937 DODECANESE BLVD · TARPON SPRINGS · Pinellas County · FL 34689
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
5 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
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. In bar, 10 ppm. Corrected to 50 ppm **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In walk in cooler- cooked pasta (49F – Cold Holding); baked corn casserole (47F – Cold Holding) both made yesterday, Temperatures taken this morning were at 41F or below, warm food prepped today was on top of corn casserole and pasta .operator discarded .Discussed proper cooling potato salad (48F – Cold Holding); blue cheese crumbles (45F – Cold Holding); cooked shrimp (45F – Cold Holding); ceviche (63F – Cold Holding); fish dip (46F – Cold Holding); crab dip (46F – Cold Holding); pico (49F – Cold Holding); ahi tuna (47F – Cold Holding); Plant Foods (43F – Cold Holding); Dairy (41F – Cold Holding) all discarded, will use time control for this cooler **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Intermediate 2
01C-03-4Intermediate – Clam tags not marked with last date served. Not all tags marked with last date served tags are from today, operator put dates on **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
51-16-7Intermediate – No plan review submitted and approved – renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Smoker added outside. **Warning**
Basic 1
12B-13-4Basic – Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Open glass beverage in vertical cooler in dish room operator removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 20, 2026 3:20 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.