GRAND HACIENDA
4393 GULF BLVD. · ST. PETE BEACH · Pinellas County · FL 33706
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
28 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 11
12A-04-5High Priority – Employee handled soiled dishes or utensils and then handled clean dishes or utensils without washing hands. Employee washing dishes dirty to clean no hand wash. **Warning**
12A-10-4High Priority – Employee touched bare body part and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee touched mouth then scooped ice no hand wash. **Warning**
09-01-4High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee touched lemon with bare hand to garnish drink. **Warning**
03A-02-4High Priority – Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked chili (44°F – Cold Holding); shredded lettuce (58°F – Cold Holding); raw beef (53°F – Cold Holding) salsa (51°F – Cold Holding) Raw beef 56 °f , raw chicken 46 °f, shredded cheese 53 °f, comminuted beef 46 °f . **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
03B-01-5High Priority – Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Cooked chicken and beef in steam table found at 78°. **Warning**
08A-05-4High Priority – Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw comminuted beef over cooked plantains. **Warning**
03A-21-4High Priority – Refrigerated potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food received at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Foods delivered during inspection Temps taken as soon as delivered Raw beef 56 °f , raw chicken 46 °f, shredded cheese 53 °f, comminuted beef 46 °f . **Warning**
35A-04-4High Priority – Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. 5 rodent droppings behind reach in freezer up right in prep area, 17 rodent dropping behind chest freezer and glass door reach in cooler, 3 rodent droppings beside walk in cooler, 11 rodent droppings in storage electric panel area of dish area, 4 rodent droppings on top of chemical sanitizer buckets connected to dish machine. **Warning**
41-23-4High Priority – Rodent bait not contained in a covered, tamper-resistant bait station. Exposed rodent bait in kitchen near dish area **Warning**
35A-18-4High Priority – Rodent rub marks present along walls/ceilings. Rodent rub marks on pipes of electrical area of dish area. **Warning**
01B-02-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse. salsa (51°F – Cold Holding) delivered foods out of temperature. Raw beef 56 °f , raw chicken 46 °f, shredded cheese 53 °f, comminuted beef 46 °f. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Intermediate 8
16-33-4Intermediate – Chemical test kit not used to ensure proper sanitization of equipment and utensils when using a chemical sanitizer. No test kit to check sanitizer in dish machine. **Warning**
31A-15-4Intermediate – Employee filled water pitcher/cup at handwash sink. Water pitcher filled in hand sink. **Warning**
31A-02-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to being blocked by tray rack. Hand wash sink on cook line has blocked with tray rack. Employee removed rack. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
16-35-4Intermediate – No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using chlorine sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. No chlorine test kit. **Warning**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at hand sink on cooks line. Replaced paper towels **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap ha hand sink on cooks line. Replaced soap **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03D-20-4Intermediate – Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cooled in quantity deeper than 4 inches. Large containers with lids of Tomatillo salsa and queso made 8/21/2019 did not cool. **Warning**
02C-02-4Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Flan prepared onsite no date mark. **Warning**
Basic 9
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee preparing salsa no hair restraint. **Warning**
35B-01-4Basic – Exterior door has a gap that opens to the outside. Gap in exterior door in kitchen **Warning**
36-18-4Basic – Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair. In kitchen tiles cracked. **Warning**
36-31-4Basic – Hole in ceiling. Ceiling hole in electric panel area of dish area. **Warning**
10-17-4Basic – In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knife between deli reach in cooler and prep table in kitchen. **Warning**
22-19-4Basic – Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris. Interior of microwave soiled with food debris. **Warning**
08B-39-4Basic – Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Peppers not washed before prepared. **Warning**
23-09-4Basic – Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. Soiled gaskets on reach in coolers on cooks line. **Warning**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.prepared foods in all coolers no common name. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 11, 2026 1:24 AM.
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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.