DOC FORD'S RUM BAR & GRILLE
610 2 AVE NE · ST. PETERSBURG · Pinellas County · FL 33701
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
16 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. Employee put in gloves to work with food with no hand wash.
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. Employee touched cooling potatoes with back of hand.
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 1 live fly in kitchen not landing on food or food contact surfaces. 1 live fly by bar not currently in service not landing on food or food contact surfaces. 2 live flies in kitchen outside of walk in cooler area not landing on food or food contact surfaces. 2 live flies in ware washing area not landing on food or food contact surfaces. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
29-34-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Hose bibs underneath hand wash sink by office and ware washing area lacking vacuum breakers. **Repeat Violation**
Intermediate 4
01C-05-4Intermediate – Clam/mussel/oyster tags not maintained in chronological order according to the last date they were served in the establishment. Oyster tags not in chronological order.
01C-03-4Intermediate – Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. Oyster tags missing last date served.
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards throughout the kitchen have food debris buildup. **Repeat Violation**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Hand wash sink by office door unable to dispense paper towels.
Basic 8
35A-06-4Basic – Accumulation of dead or trapped birds, insects, rodents, or other pests, in control devices. Approximately 50 dead and trapped flies in light control device just inside kitchen entrance. 12 dead flies on fly paper in ware washing area. Manager removed dead and trapped flies from both control devices. **Corrected On-Site**
01C-06-5Basic – Clams/mussels/oysters removed from original container for long-term storage. Oysters removed from original container and missing oyster tags.
24-05-4Basic – Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice buckets not inverted for protection.
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on prep table near office.
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs on oven handle. Manager stored correctly. **Corrected On-Site**
35B-05-4Basic – Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Bar area has open garage style doors to patio area.
24-18-4Basic – Silverware/utensils stored upright with the food-contact surface up. Utensils stored with food contact surface upright at expo table. Manager stored correctly. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth on ice machine not stored in sanitizing solution.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 24, 2026 12:08 PM.
Violation category totals
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 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.