OLD NORTHEAST TAVERN
201 7 AVE N · ST. PETERSBURG · Pinellas County · FL 33701
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
15 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
41-07-4High Priority – Container of medicine improperly stored. Employee medicine stored above food to be served to the public in upright glass cooler at end of cook line. Employee removed medicine. **Corrected On-Site** **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. Dish machine is sanitizing at 0 ppm chlorine. Sanitization will take place in three compartment sink at 100 ppm chlorine. **Warning**
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employees donned gloves to start working with food but failed to wash hands first. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In upright glass cooler at end of cook line: cheddar cheese (50F – Cold Holding); hummus (50F – Cold Holding); chick peas (50F – Cold Holding) Manager moved items into reach in freezer at 2:40 pm. Temperatures taken again at 3:15 pm: cheddar cheese 43 F, hummus 42 F, chick peas 43 F. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
29-34-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. No vacuum breaker on hose bib next to hand wash sink in kitchen. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Intermediate 2
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards on coolers have built up food debris. **Warning**
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unlabeled bottle of sanitizer on cook line. Manager labeled bottle correctly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic 8
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice chute on soda machine in hallway between bar and kitchen has mold like substance. **Warning**
51-11-4Basic – Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. CO2 tanks in ice storage area behind bar not properly secured. **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. Tuna thawing under refrigeration in vacuum sealed packaging that was not scored prior to thawing. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-17-5Basic – Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Floor tiles in kitchen are missing and floor is not smooth and easily cleanable. **Warning**
36-12-4Basic – Floors not constructed to be easily cleanable. Floor in kitchen is not smooth and easily cleanable. **Warning**
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs on cooler handle just below toaster oven. **Warning**
12B-13-4Basic – Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee beverages stored in upright glass cooler near dish machine and not segregated from food to be served to the public. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Meat thawing from frozen in three compartment sink not under cold running water. Inspector advised of proper thawing techniques. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 17, 2026 11:49 AM.
Violation category totals
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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.