THE WHEELHOUSE
7220 CENTRAL AVE · ST. PETERSBURG · Pinellas County · FL 33707
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
14 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 1
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut tomatoes (54F – Cooling); cooked garbanzo beans (52F – Cold Holding); feta cheese (47F – Cold Holding); shredded cheese (55F – Cold Holding) Operator voluntarily discarded all items because the cold holding unit wasn't working properly. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Intermediate 4
03D-15-4Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method -grilled chicken cooling in walk in cooler stored in deep container with lid Operator transferred to shallow container with no lid. **Warning**
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -cutting boards on prep coolers in kitchen are stained **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wash sink in kitchen blocked by rack. Operator moved rack to unblock sink. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at hand wash sink in kitchen. Operator restocked with paper towels. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic 9
23-24-4Basic – Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. -cooler door gaskets soiled on reach in coolers on cook line **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
51-11-4Basic – Carbon dioxide near ice machine tanks not adequately secured. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-74-7Basic – Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Reach in prep cooler on left on the cook line not keeping foods cold, ambient temp at 61F. Operator voluntarily discarded all TCS foods stored in cooler because they'd been in there about 3 hours and 40 hours and he didn't want to risk trying to cool them in the final 20 minutes. Cut tomatoes (54F – Cooling); cooked garbanzo beans (52F – Cold Holding); feta cheese (47F – Cold Holding); shredded cheese (55F – Cold Holding). **Warning**
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. -under cook line and bar equipment -walls soiled in kitchen -swinging doors to kitchen soiled with food debris **Warning**
33-20-4Basic – Grease on the ground and/or pad around grease receptacle. **Warning**
36-24-5Basic – Hole wall by kitchen exit. **Warning**
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer in kitchen. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
22-08-4Basic – Interior of oven has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. **Warning**
05-09-4Basic – No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. No ambient thermometers being used in cold holding units to monitor temperature. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 13, 2026 7:19 PM.
Violation category totals
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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.