HOOKS SUSHI BAR AND THAI FOOD
1210 9 ST N · ST. PETERSBURG · Pinellas County · FL 33705
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
13 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
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. For cooked rice at sushi bar. Operator time stamped rice. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
41-15-5High Priority – Wiping cloth solution on cooks line exceeding 200ppm maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Operator refilled chlorine sanitizer solution. Re check reading 50ppm. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Intermediate 3
03G-38-4Intermediate – Acidity of each batch of sushi rice not tested with a pH meter and results recorded as required. Establishment has no ph meter tester for lab tested sushi rice. Discussed using time as a public health control as an option. Emailed DBPR Form 5022-090. Time as a Public Health Control. **Warning**
03G-46-1Intermediate – Establishment preparing food using a method that has been determined by the Divisions of Hotels and Restaurants to require an approved variance from the Division. Establishment does not have an approved variance for the method observed in use during the inspection. No process waiver for lab tested sushi rice. **Warning**
03G-50-1Intermediate – Operator is doing a special process, conducting reduced oxygen packaging, cooking time/temperature control for safety food to a time and temperature combination lesser than those in the Food Code or operating a molluscan shellfish tank for human consumption without a HACCP plan approved by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. No approved HAACP plan for lab tested sushi rice. **Warning**
Basic 8
16-03-4Basic – Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine. **Warning**
16-21-4Basic – Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. **Warning**
24-28-4Basic – Clean equipment/dishware/utensils stored below soap or paper towel dispenser exposing the items to drips from people's hands in warewashing area. **Warning**
14-09-4Basic – Cutting boards on reach-in coolers on cooks line has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Warning**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Plastic container on shelf in warewashing area is wet. **Warning**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gasket torn on reach-in cooler against wall in kitchen. **Warning**
14-20-4Basic – Ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover on bottom shelves of tables on cooks line. **Warning**
14-17-4Basic – Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 5, 2026 3:41 PM.
Violation category totals
4 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 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.