THE HIPPIE SHACK
9555 BLIND PASS RD · ST.PETE BEACH · Pinellas County · FL 33706
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
6 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee cooking food put on gloves no hand wash. Educated employee to wash hands and he did and put on clean gloves. **Corrective Action Taken**
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. 2-1-2024 license expired.
Intermediate 1
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Slicer blade soiled with build up of food debris.
Basic 3
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone on prep table next to foods being prepped in kitchen.Employee removed phone. **Corrected On-Site**
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Employee removed tongs. **Corrected On-Site**
22-08-4Basic – Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Pizza oven soiled with build up of burnt on food debris.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 9, 2026 2:39 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
1 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.