BACON BITCH
1120 CENTRAL AVE · ST. PETERSBURG · Pinellas County · FL 33705
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
40 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 11
01B-01-4High Priority – Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 2 dented cans of tomatoes. **Warning**
22-41-4High Priority – Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. 00 ppm chlorine **Warning**
12A-25-4High Priority – Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed cook with ponytail touch face with gloves and then resumed cooking at grill. Cook was asked to change gloves and wash hands by inspector. **Warning**
08B-56-4High Priority – Food stored in ice used for drinks. See stop sale. Bottle of Prosecco, Bloody Mary mix, and bottles sangria in drink ice at back bar. Ice was burned. **Warning**
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 1 fly in upstairs cooking and prep area, observed 2 flies behind back bar near drain, 1 fly in dish machine area, 2 flies in server pass area with ice machine. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08A-04-5High Priority – Raw animal food stored with unwashed produce. Raw salmon stored touching unwashed limes. **Warning**
35A-05-4High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed approximately 15 live roaches in under sink cabinet in upstairs prep and cooking area. **Warning**
35A-23-4High Priority – Roach excrement and/or droppings present. Observed roach excrement in cupboard under the sink in the upstairs cooking and prep area. **Warning**
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Food stored in ice used for drinks. See stop sale. Bottle of Prosecco, Bloody Mary mix, and bottles sangria in drink ice at back bar. Ice was burned. **Warning**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Bagged mashed potatoes and hash browns thawing at room temp in an upstairs. Hash browns in bags 60,57,56,62,56,60 degrees Fahrenheit, mashed potatoes in bag 65,61,61 degrees Fahrenheit Observed employee stated foods have been thawing since last night. **Warning**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Chicken cooked at 10:15 107-110 degrees Fahrenheit in hot holding. **Warning**
Intermediate 6
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Flour bin soiled. Cutting board stained, waffle press soiled, range burners, can opener soiled, bottom of reach in cooler upstairs. **Warning**
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Bucket and scrubby in hand washing sink near cook line. Hand washing sink was cleared by manager. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
02B-01-5Intermediate – Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Menu states "Norwegian Smoked Salmon." Item is cold smoked salmon and is not identified on menu as raw. **Warning**
51-16-7Intermediate – No plan review submitted and approved – renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. Observed establishment has added a prep and cooking area upstairs which is not on the most recent plan review. Observed employee cracking shell eggs, large clean in place orange juice juicer, 3 prep tables, a double stack oven, a 3 compartment sink and another single sink. Observed floors, walls, and ceiling are not smooth and easily cleanable. Observed an employee bathroom. **Warning**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Several foods in storage cooler in cook line area not date marked, cooked peppers, cooked cabbage. **Warning**
27-16-4Intermediate – Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Hand washing sink near cook line water is 77 degrees Fahrenheit, **Warning**
Basic 23
16-07-4Basic – Accumulation of debris in three-compartment sink. In downstairs dish area. **Warning**
16-03-4Basic – Accumulation of debris on ware washing machine flaps at back bar. **Warning**
32-07-4Basic – Bathroom facility not clean. Employee bathroom upstairs has a soiled toilet, and floor. **Warning**
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Cup used to scoop flour. Cup was removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
51-11-4Basic – Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. In server pass area. **Warning**
06-09-1Basic – Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Cold smoked salmon thawed in package. Label states thaw immediately before using. **Warning**
08B-20-4Basic – Damaged/spoiled/recalled food not properly segregated. Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 2 dented cans of tomatoes. **Warning**
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. Observed 3 dead roaches on floor in upstairs storage and prep area, approximately 5 dead roaches on windowsill in office upstairs. **Warning**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee bottled water on cook line cutting board. **Warning**
13-04-4Basic – Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. On 2 cooks. **Warning**
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. In upstairs area near ovens, behind back bar, Floors in **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Flour bin. Flour was moved. Boxes of oil on cook line floor. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
33-19-4Basic – Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. **Warning**
36-24-5Basic – Hole in or other damage to wall. Many holes in walls in the upstairs cooking and prep area. **Warning**
33-10-4Basic – Inside/outside of dumpster not clean. **Warning**
22-08-4Basic – Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Double stack ovens in upstairs cooking and prep area heavily soiled with greasy and burnt food build up. Interior of downstairs oven. **Warning**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets at cook line soiled. **Warning**
25-05-4Basic – Single-service articles improperly stored. Cases of various single service items on floor in upstairs storage and prep area. **Warning**
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Flour in upstairs dry stock. **Warning**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Bagged mashed potatoes and hash browns thawing at room temp in an upstairs. Hash browns in bags 60,57,56,62,56,60 degrees Fahrenheit, mashed potatoes in bag 65,61,61 degrees Fahrenheit Observed employee stated foods have been thawing since last night. **Warning**
36-30-4Basic – Wall not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, warewashing areas or bathroom. In upstairs cooking and prep area, walls are matte paint. Walls behind back bar made of raw particle board. **Warning**
36-27-5Basic – Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. In all of the downstairs dish area, most of the cook line area of the kitchen, server expo pass area. **Warning**
21-08-4Basic – Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 00 ppm quaternary ammonium, cook line. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 9:14 AM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
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1 observation(s)
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1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
4 observation(s)
4 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.