FRESCOS WATERFRONT BISTRO
300 2 AVE NE · ST. PETERSBURG · Pinellas County · FL 33701
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
8 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
22-42-4High Priority – Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Three compartment sink sanitizing at 0 ppm quaternary. Quaternary not feeding through tube into sink. Employees filled three compartment sink with quaternary to 200 ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
14-02-4High Priority – Copper or copper alloys in contact with foods with a pH below 6. Copper mugs used for Moscow Mules having a ph below 6. Manager discarded mugs. **Corrected On-Site**
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. Cook on cook line touched hamburger bun with bare hands. Bread is not heated to 145 F.
22-53-4High Priority – Quaternary ammonium sanitizer used to sanitize clean in place equipment not at proper minimum strength. Do not use equipment not properly sanitized. Wiping cloth solution sanitizing at 0 ppm quaternary. Quaternary not feeding through tube into sink. Employees filled wiping cloth solution with quaternary to 200 ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-20-5High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw beef over raw shrimp in walk in cooler. Person in charge stored raw shrimp over raw beef. Inspector advised about proper food storage. **Corrected On-Site**
29-34-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Hose bib underneath dish machine and hose bib outside by ice machine do not have vacuum breakers.
Basic 2
22-08-4Basic – Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Food debris in first oven on cook line.
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No hand wash sign at outdoor bar hand wash sink. Manager put up hand wash sign. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 21, 2026 12:41 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 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.