TCHOTCHKE
3920 6TH ST S · ST. PETERSBURG · Pinellas County · FL 33705
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 6
01B-01-4High Priority – Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. #10 can of whole tomatillo is dent at seam on shelf in dry-storage area. Observed operator discard whole tomatillo. Stop-sale not warranted. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
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. Observed employee touch and load soiled dishes into dishmachine, then retrieve clean dishes without washing hands. Discussed with operator proper hand-hygiene techniques. Will email DBPR Form 5030-157. Washing Hands Method. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
09-01-4High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed employee touching two tomatoes and begin slicing to place on sandwich with bare hands. Tomatoes was not being heated to 145f. Discussed with operator and employee proper hand-hygiene practices. Employee discarded tomatoes. Stop-sale not warranted. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
08A-17-6High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Raw chicken stored above water and short ribs in reach-in freezer in dry-storage area. Operator placed chicken on bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. From reach-in cooler on cooks line at 12:15pm. Operator placed items in ice bath. Re temp at 1300 a. prosciutto (59F – Cold Holding); 50f b. cut lettuce (56F – Cold Holding); 48f c. sliced cheese (59F – Cold Holding) 51f From front counter at 12:35pm a. butter (69F – Cold Holding) 62f Discussed time as a public health control as an option. Will email DBPR Form 5022-090. Time As A Public Health Control. **Warning**
29-42-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Water hose connected to faucet at mop sink without vacuum breaker. **Warning**
Intermediate 1
02B-01-5Intermediate – Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Cold-smoked salmon is not identified on menu as undercooked or raw. **Warning**
Basic 5
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl without handle used as scoop in a container of hash browns in reach-in cooler on cooks line. **Warning**
16-46-4Basic – Old label stuck to food container after cleaning on bottom shelf of prep table. **Warning**
22-16-4Basic – Reach-in cooler across from flat-top grill on cooks line interior have accumulation of soil residues. **Warning**
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler across from flat-top grill. **Warning**
08B-63-4Basic – Unpackaged food in an unprotected holding unit in a customer/nonsecure area. Walk-in cooler located outside in rear of establishment in alley way used by the public is not secured. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 26, 2026 12:26 PM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.