Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
Warning

MANGOSTEEN

654 CENTRAL AVENUE · ST. PETERSBURG · Pinellas County · FL 33701

Restaurant history →

Inspection Summary

Inspection dateOctober 30, 2024
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3445634
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8734660
DBPR license6218295

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
4 High Priority2 Intermediate10 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical16 Total
MEMBER-ONLY COMPARISON

See what changed since the last inspection.

Sign in or create a free account to browse without ads and see newly cited, repeated, and no-longer-cited violation categories.

Unlock comparison

All DBPR Inspector Observations

16 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 4

#11High Priority22-41-4

High Priority – Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dish machine is currently sanitizing at 0 ppm chlorine. Sanitization will occur in three compartment sink at 100 ppm chlorine. **Warning**

Warning
#12High Priority12A-13-4

High 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. Dishwasher goes from scraping dirty dishes with gloves on to putting away clean dishes without removing gloves and washing hands. **Warning**

Warning
#13High Priority35A-02-6

High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 2 live flies in rear prep area by ice machine not landing on food or food contact surfaces. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Repeat ViolationWarning
#14High Priority03F-02-5

High 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. Sushi rice held on time with no time stamp. Employee put correct time stamp on rice. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Repeat ViolationWarning

Intermediate 2

#15Intermediate22-02-4

Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards on cook line have built up food debris. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Repeat ViolationWarning
#16Intermediate31A-09-4

Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wash sink at beginning of cook line blocked by trash can. Employee removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationWarning

Basic 10

#1Basic22-20-5

Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of ice machine in rear prep area has mold like substances. **Warning**

Warning
#2Basic16-21-4

Basic – Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. **Warning**

Warning
#3Basic06-09-1

Basic – Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Tuna just started thawing process in reduced oxygen packaging. Inspector showed person in charge label on packaging that states to remove prior to thawing. Employee scored packaging. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning
#4Basic12B-07-4

Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee water bottle on prep table next to hot holding well. Manager removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#5Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor. Eggs, vegetables and chicken stored on floor of walk in cooler. **Warning**

Warning
#6Basic10-07-4

Basic – In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Utensils in standing water of 125 F at end of cook line by flat top. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Repeat ViolationWarning
#7Basic31B-04-4

Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees at beginning of cook line. **Warning**

Warning
#8Basic25-32-4

Basic – Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Single service mango buckets are washed and reused. **Warning**

Warning
#9Basic25-06-4

Basic – Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go boxes behind front counter not inverted for protection. Manager stored correctly. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationWarning
#10Basic21-12-4

Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Multiple wet wiping clots on cook line not stored in sanitizing solution. **Warning**

Warning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 22, 2026 12:51 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 6 · Proper thawing of TCS food
1 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
1 observation(s)
Category 10 · In-use food dispensing utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
2 observation(s)
Category 16 · Dishwashing facilities, test kits and gauges
1 observation(s)
Category 21 · Wiping cloths, linens and laundry facilities
1 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
3 observation(s)
Category 25 · Single-service and single-use items
2 observation(s)
Category 31 · Handwash sinks, supplies and signage
2 observation(s)
Category 35 · Pest control / insects / rodents / animals / outer openings
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.