LIL BIT KUNTRY RESTAURANT
4999 71 AVE N · PINELLAS PARK · Pinellas County · FL 33781
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
13 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
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 dishwasher handling dirty dishes and began handling clean dishes to put away.
03B-15-5High Priority – Hot time/temperature control for safety food received at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Food items stored at steam hot holding wells: home fries potatoes (81F – Hot Holding); sausage patties (95F – Hot Holding); sausage links (96F – Hot Holding) Discussed with PIC that items can either be hot held at 135 F or higher, or they can use Time as a Public Health Control. Operator currently has paperwork and needs to be filled out.
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 2/1/2025.
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Stored on cutting board of reach in deli cooler on cook line: butter (71F – Cold Holding) Discussed with PIC that item must be cold held at 41 F or lower or they can use Time as a Public Health Control. Operator currently has paperwork but still needs to be filled out.
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. See stop sale. Inspector assisted employee with time stamping the following food items: raw shelled eggs 8:35am, Butter 8am, Sausage patties 7:30 am, Sausage links 7:25 am, and Home fries potatoes 7am. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 2
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Food slicer near hand sink on kitchen cook line soiled with food debris. Cutting boards stained next to steam wells on cook line. Can opener and slicer in prep area soiled with food debris. **Repeat Violation**
03F-10-5Intermediate – No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. A blank copy of the Time as a Public Health Control written procedures was observed posted on the corkboard in the manager's office. I discussed with the PIC that the procedures must be filled out in order to use time as a control for the food items that were out of temperature during the inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
Basic 6
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine interior soiled with black mold like substance. **Repeat Violation**
12B-12-5Basic – Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Store on rack next to clean coffee cups across from dish machine. Discussed with employee and drink was moved. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
36-17-5Basic – Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. The cook line area has missing and cracked floor tiles. Observed accumulation of grease and food debris that needs to be cleaned thoroughly to maintain cleanliness. **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Boxes of oil stored on the floor next to hand sink by the cook line. **Repeat Violation**
22-16-4Basic – Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Coolers and freezers throughout the kitchen prep area.
36-27-5Basic – Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Walls above steam hot holding well on cook line.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 16, 2026 12:13 PM.
Violation category totals
4 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
2 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.