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4526 4 ST N · SAINT PETERSBURG · Pinellas County · FL 33703
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
17 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee working cash register with gloves on did not remove gloves and wash hands prior to scooping ice to prepare a lemonade. **Warning**
22-43-4High Priority – Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. three compartment sink near dish area 0 ppm quaternary. Manager stocked three compartment sink with quaternary sanitizer and now at 400ppm quaternary. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. milkshake mix (54F – Cold Holding) near front register counter. Management will not use this milkshake unit, will use rear milkshake unit temping at 41 F below. **Warning**
Intermediate 5
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda machine at drive through area soiled mold-like substance. **Warning**
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Employee prepping bags of zucchini with a container sitting on top of hand sink blocking it from being accessible for hand washing near cook line. Hand washing sink in back prep area near reach in freezers had towels inside the sink. Employee removed container. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31A-04-4Intermediate – Handwash sink removed from food preparation/dishwashing area. Must be reinstalled in the same location where removed. Water turned off to hand sink near front register area and raw chicken battering station. Hand wash sink leaking from the pipe. Informed manager that hand sink has to be working within 7 days of this routine inspection. **Warning**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at hand sink near front cashier register area. **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. Mac n cheese and honey butter held on time. Items are time stamped but not written plans for holding items time.
Basic 9
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine interior near three compartment sink area soiled with mold like substance. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
23-24-4Basic – Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Equipment door handles throughout the kitchen soiled food debris. **Warning**
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee prepping food not wearing a hair restraint. Employee put hair restraint on. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Clean dishes wet nesting on dish rack near three compartment sink and dish washing machine. **Warning**
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice build up in condiments station. **Warning**
16-46-4Basic – Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels on clean containers on dish rack near dish washing machine. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
12B-13-4Basic – Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee drink in reach in cooler near condiment station. Manager moved drink to designated area. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
29-11-4Basic – Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Hand sink near three compartment sink leaking from pipe. **Warning**
21-08-4Basic – Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer buckets and three compartment sink at 0 PPM quaternary. Manager replenished sanitizer buckets to 200ppm quaternary. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 18, 2026 12:00 PM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.