THE FROG POND
890 3 AVE S · SAINT PETERSBURG · Pinellas County · FL 33701
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
21 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 8
41-07-4High Priority – Container of medicine improperly stored. Can of lidocaine spray stored above cooking oil in dry goods storage area. Manager stored away from food. **Corrected On-Site**
01B-01-4High Priority – Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Two 104 ounce cans of sausage gravy is dented at the seam and not segregated from other cans in dry goods storage area.
12A-13-4High Priority – Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Dish washer went from scraping dirty dishes to putting away clean dishes from dish machine with no hand wash in between.
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired on 02/01/2024.
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw pork over cheese and bread in walk in cooler. Manager stored correctly. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On cook line: pancake batter (55F – Cold Holding); French toast batter (57F – Cold Holding) Manager put items on ice. Discussed using Time as a Public Health Control. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
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. Hollandaise sauce held on time with no time stamp. Manager stamped correct time. **Corrected On-Site**
29-42-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Mop sink has a splitter attached but lacks a vacuum breaker. **Repeat Violation**
Intermediate 4
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener on prep table has built up food debris. **Repeat Violation**
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wash sink next to ice machine blocked by chemical buckets. Employee moved buckets. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
53B-13-5Intermediate – Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
29-31-4Intermediate – Water softener not maintained according to manufacturer's instructions. Filter on water softener dated 04-22.
Basic 9
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Soufflé cup used to dispense sugar in dry goods storage area.
08B-20-4Basic – Damaged/spoiled/recalled food not properly segregated. Two 104 ounce cans of sausage gravy is dented at the seam and not segregated from other cans in dry goods storage area.
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage on prep table across from fryers on cook line. Employee beverages above coffee grounds jut inside kitchen door. Manager removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone stored on shelf above coffee to be served to the public. **Repeat Violation**
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee portioning cheese with no hair restraint in kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Cooking oil stored on floor of dry goods storage area.
33-11-4Basic – Missing drain plug at dumpster. **Repeat Violation**
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees at hand wash sink at end of cook line.
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour removed from its original container in dry goods storage area not labeled. **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 9, 2026 1:52 PM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 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.