DOC FORD'S RUM BAR & GRILLE
8790 BAY PINES BLVD · ST. PETERSBURG · Pinellas County · FL 33709
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
Counts reported for this inspection visit.
See what changed since the last inspection.
Sign in or create a free account to browse without ads and see newly cited, repeated, and no-longer-cited violation categories.
All DBPR Inspector Observations
20 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 1
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Prep cook failed to wash hands before putting on gloves.
Intermediate 2
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener soiled with food substances. Mixer head soiled with food debris. **Repeat Violation**
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Plastic bandage in hand sink in prep area. Employee removed bandages **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Basic 17
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic bowls with no handle used in beans, flour, sugar, rice. Manger removed all plastic bowls **Corrected On-Site**
24-07-4Basic – Cleaned and sanitized equipment or utensils not properly stored. Ice buckets not inverted. Manager removed broken ones with no handles. **Corrected On-Site**
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Multiple cutting boards on cook line and prep area.
12B-01-4Basic – Employee eating while preparing food. Prep cook eating in prep area.
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Multiple employees drink cups on shelves in prep area. Cell phone stored on cook line table next to knifes. Speaker on shelf pr line next to spices.
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Prep cook no hair restraint. Cook put hair net on. **Corrected On-Site**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Plastic cups at waitress area.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Containers-of mayonnaise in dry storage on floor. Bag of carrots on floor in walk-in cooler.
10-17-4Basic – In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knives on cook line between reach in coolers.
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. Metal spoon in croutons with handle touching food.
21-04-4Basic – In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Towel used under cutting board on cook line.
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No hand wash sign in prep area next to back door.
16-46-4Basic – Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels on clean pans in prep area.
33-16-4Basic – Open dumpster lid.
12B-13-4Basic – Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee energy drink in freezer on cook line.
21-44-1Basic – Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitizer buckets on floor on cook line.
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet cloth on prep table. Employee removed to sanitizer bucket. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 24, 2026 11:50 AM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 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.