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
12 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
12A-17-4High Priority – Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands. Employee washed hands in hand wash sink by ice machine for less than 10 seconds.
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 1 live fly in rear of kitchen across from walk in cooler not landing on food or food contact surfaces.
29-34-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. No vacuum breaker on hose bib by hand wash sink outside of office. **Repeat Violation**
Intermediate 1
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener on prep table next to mixer outside of walk in cooler has built up food debris. **Repeat Violation**
Basic 8
01C-06-5Basic – Clams/mussels/oysters removed from original container for long-term storage. Oysters Rockefeller prepared in walk in cooler without original oyster tags. Manager copied oyster tag and put with oysters Rockefeller. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
50-09-4Basic – Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage on prep table just inside kitchen door across from ice machine. **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. Speaker on prep table above containers of flour and sugar in rear of kitchen by walk in cooler. Manager removed. **Corrected On-Site**
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs on oven handles through the kitchen. Manager removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Raw shrimp thawing in second and not under running water. Manager corrected. **Corrected On-Site**
14-17-4Basic – Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walk in cooler shelving has rust that has pitted the surface.
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Sugar and flour removed from original containers and not labeled under prep table across from walk in cooler. Manager labeled. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 18, 2026 11:49 AM.
Violation category totals
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.