THE PEARL RESTAURANT
5802 28 AVE S · GULFPORT · Pinellas County · FL 33707
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
16 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
08A-02-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. -frozen raw veal and elk that have been removed from their original packaging stored above cooked crawfish in reach in freezer near wait station. Operator rearranged freezer for raw animal foods to store below ready to eat foods. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. -Raw chicken stored above butter in reach in cooler on cook line Operator moved raw chicken to store on bottom shelf in walk in cooler -raw shrimp and lobster stored with cooked krab stick and cooked crawfish meat Operator separated the raw from ready to eat. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Intermediate 5
03D-15-4Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Grilled chicken (70F – Cooling) operator says it was cooked around 1:30 or 2 PM, my temperature taken at 6:20PM. Chicken was cooling in deep, covered container in walk in cooler. Operator voluntarily discarded. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -cutting boards on cook line stained **Warning**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink near dish pit. Operator put paper towels out. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
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. Server hired about a month ago has not signed an employee health reporting agreement. Operator had employee sign. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink at handwash sink near dish pit. Operator put soap out. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic 9
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. -ceiling tiles throughout kitchen soiled with dust **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
50-09-4Basic – Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Displayed license expired 2/1/26 **Warning**
14-09-4Basic – Cutting boards on cook line have cut marks and are no longer cleanable. **Warning**
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. 1 dead roach in walk in cooler doorway 3 dead roaches on floor in dish pit 19 dead roaches in sticky trap next to reach in freezer by wait station Operator removed all and cleaned all areas. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. -reach in salad cooler door is broken off hinges **Warning**
35B-01-4Basic – Exterior back door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
12B-13-4Basic – Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. -employee water bottle stored on top shelf above restaurant food in walk in cooler. Operator moved bottle to bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
21-11-4Basic – Sanitizing solution for wiping cloths not free of food debris and visible soil. Operator remade sanitize bucket. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
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. Raw steak in reduced oxygen packaging not time or date marked. Operator says it was packaged yesterday. Operator removed steak from packaging and will cook today. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 11, 2026 11:31 PM.
Violation category totals
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1 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.