Neighbourhood
Saint Petersburg33714
Restaurants24
Spotless inspections10%
Ordered shut11
Fines$10k
A 11C 4D 1F 4Not rated 4
Grades describe each kitchen's last twelve months. The spotless figure above counts every inspection ever recorded here that ended with the inspector writing nothing down at all — a much harder bar than an A.
Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. (1) dented can of roasted eggplant pulp
High priorityZEKO'S MEDITERRANEAN GRILL →Aug 4, 2026
Pesticide-emitting strip present in food prep area. Guidelines were communicated with operator on proper usage of strips found near the three compartment sink.
High priorityWAFFLE HOUSE #1620 →Jul 24, 2026
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Raw beef held at 45F at 10:15. Temperature was communicated to operator and operator took action by adding ice to the pan that the beef was held in. Upon second temperature check at 10:40 the beef temped at 33F.
High priorityWAFFLE HOUSE #1620 →Jul 24, 2026
Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Found dented can of Sauer Kraut on top of prep area near flat top. Operator threw can away when asked about it.
High priorityDENNY'S →Jul 21, 2026
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. Dish machine read at 10 ppm. Operator primed machine and was able to bring it to proper ppm.
High priorityDENNY'S →Jul 21, 2026
Roach activity present as evidenced by (5) live roaches found. Observed (4) live roaches inside of unused reach in deli cooler stored in dry storage areas on west side wall of the restaurant. Roaches of varying size leading to evidence of breeding. Observed (1) live roach in dish pit area underneath table on west side wall.
High priorityDENNY'S →Jul 21, 2026
Rodent activity present as evidenced by (7) rodent droppings found. Observed behind defunct reach in cooler in dry storage area on north side wall.
High priorityDENNY'S →Jul 21, 2026
Cooked seafood not reaching a minimum internal temperature of 145 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 seconds. Cooked shrimp cooked to 120F and put out at service window for service. Manager recooked fish to 167F.
High priorityRED LOBSTER #0019 →Jun 16, 2026
Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee online handle raw shrimp, remove gloves, and proceed to put on new gloves without a hand wash. Discussed with manager proper handwashing techniques
High priorityRED LOBSTER #0019 →Jun 16, 2026
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Pico de Gallo located at wait station 51F - Cold Holding. Manager relocated item to cold holding unit. Rechecked temperature at 38F
High priorityRED LOBSTER #0019 →Jun 16, 2026
Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. (8) live roaches inside the bottom access panel of the dish machine
High priorityRED LOBSTER #0019 →Apr 13, 2026
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw comminuted beef stored above cooked chicken in walk-in cooler. Operator relocated items by swapping their locations for proper storage.
High priorityMI CARRETA RESTAURANT & BAKERY →Feb 26, 2026