SEA HUT RESTAURANT
U S HWY 19 & 55 AVE · PALMETTO · Manatee County · FL 34221
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
24 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
35A-02-5High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, or food storage area. Observed 4 flying insects in Back area next to walk-in freezer. Observed 3 flying insects on cooking line. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
03A-02-4High Priority – Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed on cook line cold holding tomatoes (59°F – Cold Holding), cooked ribs (45°F – Cold Holding Cold holding – Salad make; shrimp (62°F – Cold Holding); lobster (59°F – Cold Holding), Shrimp 48°F, Lobster 48°F, Crab 48°F, Chicken 62°, Lettuce 61°F, shredded cheese 61°F, Muenster 48°F. Per cook, all food was prepared at 11 am. Instructed cook to discard items, since it was after 3 pm. The tomatoes were only prepared within the hour, so instructed cook to move tomatoes to another cooler. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
35A-04-4High Priority – Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Observed 4 rodent dropping on bottom shelf of table attached to dish machine. 2 rodent droppings on floor by back wall near dish machine. Observed one rodent dropping under dish machine. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
41-01-4High Priority – Spray bottle with chemical/toxic substance stored near/on/above food preparation surface or food. Unlabeled bottle in oven. Manager removed from over. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
01B-02-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse. Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed on cook line cold holding cooked ribs (45°F – Cold Holding Cold holding – Salad make; shrimp (62°F – Cold Holding); lobster (59°F – Cold Holding), Shrimp 48°F, Lobster 48°F, Crab 48°F, Chicken 62°, Lettuce 61°F, shredded cheese 61°F, Muenster 48°F. Per cook, all food was prepared at 11 am. Instructed cook to discard items, since it was after 3 pm. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
41-27-4High Priority – Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Observed sanitizer buckets with 400+ quaternary ammonia. Employee discarded buckets and remade to new reading of 300 ppm quaternary ammonium. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Intermediate 2
01C-03-4Intermediate – Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. **Warning**
22-22-4Intermediate – Encrusted material on can opener blade. Employee cleaned blade. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Basic 16
14-01-4Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Soufflé cup in croutons. Employee removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
36-32-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair, cardboard used for tile in ceiling, wood, not smooth and easily cleanable. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
24-05-4Basic – Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Teaspoons not inverted at wait station. **Warning**
36-03-4Basic – Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing, cove base throughout kitchen. **Warning**
32-12-5Basic – Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. **Warning**
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cook line, prep area, observed 2. **Warning**
12B-02-4Basic – Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Drinks on prep table and in walk in cooler. Removed by employee. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
40-07-4Basic – Employee personal items stored with or above food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Purse above prep table employee removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting, cups near soda station. **Warning**
14-11-4Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets on walk-in cooler door near fish station torn. Gaskets on salad cooler torn. Walk-in cooler across salad station not operational, water leaking around and gaskets in disrepair at freezer near dry storage area. Left Door broken on fish cooler at cook line. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-18-4Basic – Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair, throughout kitchen, ware washing, prep area, dry storage. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-14-4Basic – Grease accumulated on kitchen floor and/or under cooking equipment, between fryers on cook line. **Warning**
36-64-4Basic – Objectionable odors in bathroom, men's and women's bathrooms. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
33-31-5Basic – Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises, vertical freezer, under grill reach in cooler, skids. **Warning**
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Cloth not in sanitation bucket, removed by employee. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
41-15-4Basic – Wiping cloth solution stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Observed sanitizer bucket on prep table. Employee removed. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 11, 2026 1:28 AM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
5 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.