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POSITANO'S

3309 TAMPA RD · PALM HARBOR · Pinellas County · FL 34684

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateDecember 11, 2025
Inspection typeComplaint Full
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3684979
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13590468
DBPR license6214870

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
5 High Priority4 Intermediate16 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical25 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

25 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 5

#17High Priority29-44-4

High Priority – Air gap between water supply inlet and flood rim of equipment/sink is less than one inch. Air gap less then one inch under dish machine. **Warning**

Warning
#18High Priority01B-01-4

High Priority – Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Dented 6.3lb can of red peppers. **Warning**

WarningStop Sale
#19High Priority12A-13-4

High 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. Brought dirty dishes to the dish washer then returned to line. No hand wash or glove change, **Warning**

Warning
#20High Priority12A-17-4

High Priority – Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands. Employee washed hands for less then ten seconds. **Warning**

Warning
#21High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef over ready to eat food in walk in. Operator moved beef. Raw veal, raw beef, and raw chicken over ready to eat in freezer. **Warning**

Warning

Intermediate 4

#22Intermediate11-27-4

Intermediate – Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Emailed form HR 5030-104 **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning
#23Intermediate22-02-4

Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda gun in bar soiled with debris. Operator cleaned soda gun. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#24Intermediate53B-01-5

Intermediate – No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Establishment as no food handler training. **Warning**

Warning
#25Intermediate02B-02-5

Intermediate – Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. Operator added consumer advisory to menus. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning

Basic 16

#1Basic36-34-5

Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Vents on cook line soiled. **Warning**

Warning
#2Basic14-09-4

Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards on cook line grooved. **Warning**

Warning
#3Basic08B-20-4

Basic – Damaged/spoiled/recalled food not properly segregated. Dented 6.3lb can of red peppers. **Warning**

Warning
#4Basic12B-07-4

Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage on prep table in kitchen. Operator removed beverage **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#5Basic13-07-4

Basic – Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Employee wearing bracelets and watch while preparing food. **Warning**

Warning
#6Basic35B-01-4

Basic – Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Door near cook line has a gap. **Warning**

Warning
#7Basic36-22-4

Basic – Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water on floor outside ice machine and walk in cooler. Standing water outside cooler in prep area. **Warning**

Warning
#8Basic36-17-5

Basic – Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Floor tiles throughout kitchen missing and in disrepair **Warning**

Warning
#9Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor. Rice and oil stored on floor in dry storage. Raw meat and seafood stored on floor in walk in freezer. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Repeat ViolationWarning
#10Basic36-24-5

Basic – Hole in or other damage to wall. Wall cracked with exposed concrete on cook line near hand wash sink. Hole in wall under hand wash sink in prep area. **Warning**

Warning
#11Basic10-20-4

Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs on pizza oven handle and oven handle on cook line. **Warning**

Warning
#12Basic51-13-4

Basic – No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Provided operator with choking poster. Operator hung and displayed poster. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#13Basic16-46-4

Basic – Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels stuck on containers on drying rack in ware washing area **Warning**

Warning
#14Basic38-08-4

Basic – Twenty (20) foot-candles of light not provided inside equipment where food is stored. Reach in cooler in prep area unlit. **Warning**

Warning
#15Basic14-17-4

Basic – Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Shelves in walk in cooler rusted. **Warning**

Warning
#16Basic36-27-5

Basic – Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Walls in kitchen soiled **Warning**

Warning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 16, 2026 8:04 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
1 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
3 observation(s)
Category 11 · Employee health knowledge / ill employees
1 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
1 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
3 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
1 observation(s)
Category 15 · No longer used
2 observation(s)
Category 17 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
1 observation(s)
Category 30 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 36 · Floors, walls, ceilings, attached equipment and ventilation
1 observation(s)
Category 37 · No longer used
5 observation(s)
Category 39 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 52 · Misrepresentation / misbranding
1 observation(s)
Category 54 · Florida Clean Indoor Air Act
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.