RUMBA ISLAND BAR & GRILL
1800 GULF TO BAY BLVD · CLEARWATER · Pinellas County · FL 33765
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
24 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. 3 dented cans of coconut milk on dry storage shelf.
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee put on gloves no hand wash. Educated employee.
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 2 live fly in the kitchen landing cutting boards and food containers 3 live flies in the food prep area landing on cutting boards and food surface area 2 live flies in dishwashing area 7 live flies in exterior dry storage area, 2 live flies in outside bar area **Repeat Violation**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cooked shredded chicken (46F – Cold Holding); whipping cream (48F – Cold Holding); raw eggs muffin mix (58F – Cold Holding); cooked shredded chicken (46F – Cold Holding). Employee moved all foods to walk in cooler to cool. Retemped all foods 41-43F.
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. No time mark on butter. Employee stamped butter. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 3
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 walk in cooler no date mark. Employee dated milk. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener soiled on prep line, mixer head soiled in prep area, soda gun and nozzles soiled. **Repeat Violation**
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times blocked with garbage bin. Manager removed **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Basic 16
24-05-4Basic – Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice buckets not inverted. Manager stored ice buckets in proper way **Corrected On-Site**
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Multiple grooved cutting boards in use. **Repeat Violation**
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. 2 dead roaches on the floor near soda equipment. Employee cleared cleaned and sanitized area. **Corrective Action Taken**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink in dry food storage area outside. Manager removed **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employees back packs hanging on shelf next to kitchen utensils next to triple sink area. Employees removed back packs **Corrected On-Site**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Plastic food containers wet-nested on shelf above triple sink area
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Torn gasket on reach in cooler drawers on cook line.
36-22-4Basic – Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water on the floor in the walk in cooler.
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tong hanging on smoking oven door. Manager removed **Corrected On-Site**
22-08-4Basic – Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris in the cook line area
05-09-4Basic – No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. No ambient thermometers in reach in coolers in cook line area
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees next to reach in cooler
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets dirty on reach in coolers. Soda holster in outside bar area soiled. **Repeat Violation**
16-46-4Basic – Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels on containers with date marks.
24-01-4Basic – Presetting of unwrapped silverware and/or tableware outdoors. Silverware not inverted. Manager stored in proper way **Corrected On-Site**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk containers of white powder not labeled. Employee labeled flour. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 30, 2026 1:46 PM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 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.