BENEDICTS
768 N BELCHER RD · CLEARWATER · Pinellas County · FL 33765
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
10 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
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. Cook touched cooked potatoes on plate with barehands . Reviewed no barehand contact with ready to eat food . Cook reheated potatoes on grill **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. – cooked ham / vegetable mix 48 F in drawer under grill in the front area . Employee moved to freezer for quick chill down . Recheck 39 F . Food rearranged in drawer for ham mixture to be in the back section **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 3
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Cup of water in hand wash sink at cook line . Reviewed with manager hand wash sink is for washing hands only .
53A-01-7Intermediate – Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. – Paula R. CFM training expired 3/09/2025 – CFM Jared is current . Reviewed with manager
31B-06-4Intermediate – Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap at cook line . Employee fixed dispenser . **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 5
51-11-4Basic – Carbon dioxide tanks not adequately secured in prep area . Reviewed with manager
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. – employee backpack on table next to packages of pancake mix . Reviewed with manager
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses at cook line . Reviewed with manager . Tongs moved to dishwashing area to be cleaned **Corrected On-Site**
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees in storage room near ice machine . Reviewed with manager
08B-17-4Basic – Unwashed fruits/vegetables ( box of pineapples) stored with ready-to-eat food( cooked potatoes ) in walk in cooler . Reviewed with manager . Manager rearranged food **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 13, 2026 12:58 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.