TEAK RESTAURANT
840 2 AVE NE FLR 4 · ST. PETERSBURG · Pinellas County · FL 33701
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 5
01B-01-4High Priority – Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 1 dented can of coconut milk, 98 ounces, in dry storage of first floor. **Warning**
22-41-4High 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. 5th floor dishwasher sanitizing at 0 ppm chlorine. Rear bar dishwasher machine sanitizing at 0 ppm chlorine. Sanitization will occur in kitchen dish machine at 100 ppm chlorine. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
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. Employee touched cell phone and put on gloves without first washing hands and working with food. **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. Employee touched salt with bare hands and sprinkled on top of fries. **Warning**
03G-04-5High Priority – Fish not held frozen before, during and after being packaged onsite using a reduced oxygen packaging method. See stop sale. Salmon, 2 pounds, vacuum sealed fresh in non 10k OTR bags and then frozen. **Warning**
Intermediate 3
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wash sink in ware washing area blocked by glass racks. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
31A-04-4Intermediate – Handwash sink removed from food preparation/dishwashing area. Must be reinstalled in the same location where removed. Hand wash sink inside kitchen door is broken and not in use. **Warning**
27-16-4Intermediate – Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Hand wash sink in rear of kitchen only reached 70 F after running for more than two minutes. **Warning**
Basic 7
16-21-4Basic – Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. **Warning**
50-09-4Basic – Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
12B-02-4Basic – Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employee eating food on cook line. **Warning**
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs stored in oven handle of grill. **Warning**
22-08-4Basic – Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Double door ovens on cook line have built up food debris. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
03G-53-1Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food packaged using a reduced oxygen method without a HACCP plan not properly labeled with the production time and date. Establishment is vacuum sealing meats with no date mark and time stamp and not removing from packaging within 48 hours. **Warning**
03G-54-1Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food packaged using a reduced oxygen method without a HACCP plan not removed from its package within 48 hours after packaging. Establishment is vacuum sealing meats with no date mark and time stamp and not removing from packaging within 48 hours. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 20, 2026 12:34 PM.
Violation category totals
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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.