BLACK PEARL RESTAURANT
315 MAIN ST, Dunedin FL 34698 · 727.734.3463
Last inspected May 29, 2026 · 9 visits since December 2023
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5 inspections, swinging between A and D. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Provided operator with form HR 5030-104. Operator printed and posted form.
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Inspection history
9 visits, newest first
May 29, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 5 findingsThe state's own report →
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Boxes Raw duck and beef on top of bottles of wine. Operator moved boxes.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Grooved cutting boards in kitchen.
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employees on cook line not wearing beard guard. Operator had employees wear beard guard.
Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee beverage in reach in cooler at prep station. Operator moved drink to proper area.
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Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Rust pitted to surface of reach in cooler.
May 29, 2026□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards grooved on cook line.
Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Rust pitted on shelves of reach in cooler.
Mar 27, 2026Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 11 recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority2 Intermediate8 Basic
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Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee touched hair before grabbing hand slicer to begin food preparation. Operator had employee change gloves and wash hands.
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Provided operator with form HR 5030-104. Operator printed and posted form.
No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards grooved on cook line.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage stored on dish drying area of three compartment sink. Operator moved beverage.
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employees on cook line not wearing beard guard. Operator had employees wear beard guard.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Wet nesting utensils in warewashing area.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs stored on handle of oven. Operator moved tongs to proper area.
In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Wet wiping cloth under cutting board. Operator removed cloth.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No Handwash sign in one of the restrooms. Provided operator with handwash sign which was posted.
Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Rust pitted on shelves of reach in cooler.
Sep 10, 2025□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Jun 25, 2025Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 10 recorded, 4 high priority.
4 High priority3 Intermediate3 Basic
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Fish packaged in the establishment using a reduced oxygen method not bearing a label indicating that it is to be kept frozen until time of use. Grouper packaged on site today with no label.
Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Cooked pork, cut watermelon, blue cheese ROP on site held longer than 48 hours.
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. blue cheese (48F - Cold Holding)
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In flip top cooler over night, not prepared today, no temperatures taken: blue cheese (48F - Cold Holding); orzo (44F - Cold Holding) second temp 43F. Operator added ice to orzo. See stop sale for blue cheese. Sitting above flip top: butter (51F - Cold Holding) sitting on counter for less than 4 hours. Operator relocated to the reach in cooler. Discussed using time as a public health control for butter.
Establishment packaging time/temperature control for safety food using a reduced oxygen method that does not control the growth of and toxin formation of C. botulinum and the growth of Listeria monocytogenes. Establishment does not have an approved Process Waiver from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Operator is vacuum packaging cooked pork, cut watermelon, and cheddar cheese on site and holding for longer than 48 hours.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris. Stained cutting board on flip top cooler.
Operator is doing a special process, conducting reduced oxygen packaging, cooking time/temperature control for safety food to a time and temperature combination lesser than those in the Food Code or operating a molluscan shellfish tank for human consumption without a HACCP plan approved by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Observed food in reduce oxygen packaging conducted on-site: grouper was vacuum packaged today. Pork over 48 hours, cheddar cheese over 48 hours, watermelon over 48 hours.
Dead roaches on premises. 1 dead roach on the floor on cookline. Operator discarded and sanitized area.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee washing dishes and preparing food with no hair restraints.
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. Cooked pork, cut watermelon, cheddar cheese.
Jan 15, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Squeeze bottles on cook line not labeled with common name
May 20, 2024Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 4 violations recorded.
0 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
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No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. A plan review referral was provided on 12-19-23 and was provided again at 2/19/24. Application was submitted for plan review 4/26/24
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
Food in an unprotected holding unit in a customer/nonsecure area. 3 freezers holding food stored outside in an area that is not fully enclosed 2 freezers no locked. Freezers not shown on origin plans.
Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Toaster oven tables chairs and prep table top.
Feb 19, 2024Call Back - Admin. complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 2 violations recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter held on the counter 67F. Discussed time as a public health control and provided form HR 5022090 and HR 5022100 via email.
2 reach in freezers and a chest freezer stored behind building locked no plan reviewNo plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/.
Dec 19, 2023Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 2 recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter held on the counter 67F. Discussed time as a public health control and provided form HR 5022090 and HR 5022100 via email.
2 reach in freezers and a chest freezer stored behind building locked no plan reviewNo plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/.
This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.