DEWEY RESTAURANT
109 8 AVE · ST.PETE BEACH · Pinellas County · FL 33706
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
15 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 on cook line put on gloves no hand wash after touching dirty surface. Educated employee.
29-34-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Hose Bibb in ice machine area no back flow preventer.
Intermediate 6
02C-03-5Intermediate – Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Milk in reach in expo cooler no date mark when opened. Employee dated milk opened 4-17. **Corrected On-Site**
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards stained on deli reach in cooler on cook line, can opener soiled with food debris in kitchen prep area. **Repeat Violation**
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wash sink blocked by food trays in kitchen. Employee removed food trays. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at hand sink in bar area. Employee refilled paper towels **Corrected On-Site**
51-16-7Intermediate – No plan review submitted and approved – renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Added 2 reach in 2 door commercial coolers and 1 – 2 door reach in freezer to ice machine area no plan review.
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Fish spread made onsite 4-12 no date mark.
Basic 7
50-09-4Basic – Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.2-1-2024 license displayed.
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. 1 dead roach on floor near cook line. Employee discarded and cleaned and sanitized area. **Corrective Action Taken**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Case of potatoes and container of cooking oil on the floor in upstairs walk in cooler and dry storage. **Repeat Violation**
08B-42-4Basic – Food stored outside. 2 – 2 door coolers out back in ice machine parking area with sausage, cooked beef, eggs, bread cooked chicken. 1 – 2 door freezer with frozen desserts, vegetables and beef rib steak. Employee moving foods inside. **Corrective Action Taken**
22-08-4Basic – Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris.Southbend oven soiled with burnt on food debris in kitchen on cook line. **Repeat Violation**
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No hand wash sign at hand sink in interior bar area. **Repeat Violation**
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Stored sausage in reach in freezer not covered. Employee covered sausage. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 6, 2026 1:50 PM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 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.