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BLU HALO

211 MAIN ST N, Saint Petersburg FL 33716

Last inspected Dec 16, 2025 · 3 visits since June 2025

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats200
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceSEA6218755
Grade history
JUN 25
AUG 25
DEC 25
▲ GETTING WORSE

3 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.

Worst finding on record
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. 8 pieces of fully thawed ROP fish inside reach in cooler at cook line, right side pull out drawer.
High priority/01B-02-5
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★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

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Inspection history

3 visits, newest first

Dec 16, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

2 High priority2 Intermediate3 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 7 findings
In-use utensil stored in water at or above 135 degrees Fahrenheit. 87 degrees
High priority/10-05-5
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.butter at cook line no time stamp
High priority/03F-02-5
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Old food inside he hydration machine.
Intermediate/22-02-4
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. At bar
Intermediate/31A-09-4
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Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
Basic/50-09-4
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items.
Basic/40-06-5
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.
Basic/16-46-4
The state's own report →
Aug 1, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
Show 5 findings ▾
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. 8 pieces of fully thawed ROP fish inside reach in cooler at cook line, right side pull out drawer.
High priority/01B-02-5
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wash sink blocked by ice cart near ice machine.. Employee moved
Intermediate/31A-09-4/Corrected On-Site
Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. 8 pieces of fully thawed ROP fish inside reach in cooler at cook line, right side pull out drawer.
Basic/06-09-1
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone on prep table during active prep. Employee moved. Cleaned and sanitized area.
Basic/40-06-5/Corrected On-Site
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. At cook line. Educated
Basic/10-20-4/Corrected On-Site
Jun 18, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection

Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic

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.