GERSHYS CAFE AND PASTRY
4500 140 AVE N · CLEARWATER · Pinellas County · FL 33762
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
14 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Cook at cook line touched raw chicken then changed gloves and continued cooking and preparing food at cook line. Educated hand washing and gloves changing Cook washed hands **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Raw chicken 49F at 12:18pm bottom reach in fridge Put in metal pan put in reach in freezer. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. All purpose cleaner on top of soda boxes near three compartment sink. Manger moved. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
41-18-4High Priority – Warewashing sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. Chlorine at three compartment sink was 200+ppm manager fixed 50ppm **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Intermediate 6
53A-03-7Intermediate – Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Expired Certifed Food Manager 11-5-2023 **Warning**
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards soiled at cook line Large mixer soiled near hand sink Potato cutter soiled **Warning**
03F-10-5Intermediate – No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Utilising time is a public health control for pizza above pizza above oven no written procedures Pizza put on counter 107F time is 12:16pm using a two hour window time is a public health control plan. Thawing away after two hours. Utilising time is a public health control for French fries near fryers on counter- no written procedures. Emailed paperwork to establishment **Corrective Action Taken** **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. Tomato sauce made on 11-3 no date mark reach in fridge. Put date on it **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottles containing Sanitizer chlorine. Manager labeled **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
27-16-4Intermediate – Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink. Water temperature at handwash sink was 75F turned hot water on . **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic 4
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl in rice and Parmesan cheese manager moved. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
36-06-4Basic – Cardboard used on floor as anti-slip measure not replaced every day or when heavily soiled, whichever comes first. Near hand washing sink. Manager threw away. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cook hand phone and keys on shelve above deil cooler at cook line. Manger moved. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At bathroom in dining room in restaurant. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 18, 2026 12:44 PM.
Violation category totals
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3 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.