BRICK & MORTAR
539 CENTRAL AVE · ST. PETERSBURG · Pinellas County · FL 33701
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
31 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 1 live fly in rear prep area not landing on food or food contact surfaces. **Warning**
03F-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Butter on cook line held on time with no time stamp. Manager put time stamp on as of 5:00 pm. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter in prep area at end of cook line at 100 F. Employee turned up heating element. **Warning**
Intermediate 9
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener on prep table at end of cook line has built up food debris. **Warning**
01C-05-4Intermediate – Fresh mussel tags not maintained in chronological order according to the last date they were served in the establishment. **Warning**
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wash sink in kitchen blocked by bus tubs. **Warning**
01C-03-4Intermediate – Mussel tags not marked with last date served. **Warning**
53A-05-6Intermediate – No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ **Warning**
53B-01-5Intermediate – No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap at hand wash sink on cook line. **Warning**
03G-50-1Intermediate – Operator is doing a special process, conducting reduced oxygen packaging, cooking time/temperature control for safety food to a time and temperature combination lesser than those in the Food Code or operating a molluscan shellfish tank for human consumption without a HACCP plan approved by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Establishment is using reduced oxygen packaging on meats and holding longer than 48 hours with no approved HAACP plan. **Warning**
03G-06-5Intermediate – Reduced oxygen packaged food lacking bold type on contrasting background, or other required information. **Warning**
Basic 19
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of ice machine in kitchen has mold like substance. **Warning**
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Scoop with no handle used for flour in rear prep area. **Warning**
36-37-5Basic – Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Ceiling in rear prep area is not smooth and easily cleanable. **Warning**
21-05-5Basic – Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Cloth used to cover rinsed scallops in walk in cooler. **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 in reduced oxygen packaging for less than 1 hour. Inspector advised of proper thawing and employee removed from reduced oxygen packaging environment. **Warning**
50-09-4Basic – Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. **Warning**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage on rear prep table in kitchen. **Warning**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee cell phone on prep table next to coffee machine in kitchen. Employee cell phone on table above reach in cooler at end of cook line. **Warning**
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee on cook line engaged in food preparation with no hair restraint. **Warning**
01C-06-5Basic – Fresh mussels removed from original container for long-term storage on cook line with no tag. **Warning**
10-01-5Basic – In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. In reach in cooler across from stove scoop handle touching beans. Employee stored correctly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
22-08-4Basic – Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Interior of oven on cook line has built up food debris. **Warning**
33-16-4Basic – Open dumpster lid. **Warning**
12B-13-4Basic – Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee beverage in chest freezer in kitchen along with food to be served to the public. **Warning**
24-18-4Basic – Silverware/utensils stored upright with the food-contact surface up. Forks in clean silverware storage container stored with food contact surfaces upright. **Warning**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Frozen beef patties thawing in sink in kitchen. Employee turned on cold running water. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
14-17-4Basic – Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walk in cooler and walk in freezer shelves are pitted with rust. **Warning**
29-11-4Basic – Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Water line for hand wash sink in ware washing area is leaking. **Warning**
42-01-4Basic – Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop in ware washing area snot stored in a manner to allow it to dry. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 14, 2026 12:50 PM.
Violation category totals
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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.