BENEDICTS RESTAURANT
9342 OAKHURST RD · SEMINOLE · Pinellas County · FL 33776
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
20 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
41-07-4High Priority – Container of medicine improperly stored. Ibuprofen, NyQuil, Tums, and vitamins stored with food seasonings on cook line next to reach-freezer.
12A-13-4High Priority – Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee handle soiled dishes, then retrieve clean dishes from dish machine. Educated operator on proper hand-hygiene techniques.
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. Observed employee touching toast with bare hands. Educated operator on proper food handling and hand hygiene techniques. Operator discarded toast. **Corrective Action Taken**
08A-17-6High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Raw chicken stored over open box of raw beef. Operator placed raw chicken below raw beef in reach-in freezer on cook line. **Corrected On-Site**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. pork sausage (131F – Hot Holding) Operator re heated sausage to 175f **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 3
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Meat slicer used more than 4 hours ago . **Repeat Violation**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Pink tub stored in hand wash sink located at rear of establishment. Operator removed item. Hand wash sink at front counter used for other purposes, evident by ice inside bowl. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
27-16-4Intermediate – Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. No hot water at hand wash sink located in near 3 compartment sink.
Basic 12
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine located in kitchen, near rear exit. **Repeat Violation**
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. All Cutting boards in kitchen.
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. open employee drink on cutting board next to rear exit in kitchen. Operator removed drink. **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on cutting board at prep table located in rear of establishment. Operator removed phone. Employee cloths stored with on shelf with food in dry-storage area. Operator removed clothing. **Corrected On-Site**
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee engaging in food preparation on cook line.
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor in kitchen soiled with food debris.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. 5 gallon of pickles stored on floor in talk-in cooler. Operator placed item on crate. **Corrected On-Site**
21-04-4Basic – In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Wiping cloth stored underneath cutting board.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on reach-in coolers in kitchen. Walk-in cooler.
22-16-4Basic – Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach-in coolers on cook line.
25-06-4Basic – Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Coffee filters in dry-storage. Operator covered filters. **Corrected On-Site**
21-10-4Basic – Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. Soiled dry wiping cloth stored on table on cook line. Operator placed cloth in soiled linen basket. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 25, 2026 12:16 PM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
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3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 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.