DON CESAR BANQUET KITCHEN/DON CLUB LOUNGE
3400 GULF BLVD, St.Pete Beach FL 33706 · 727.363.5090
Last inspected Mar 10, 2026 · 6 visits since December 2023
5 inspections, climbing. The current grade is the best on record.
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 2 live flies in row bar area in dish area not landing. Educated on flies.
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Chicken soup 47f, made on 10/21/25, missed cooling window, discarded.
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Chicken soup 47f, made on 10/21/25, missed cooling window, discarded.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed produce over washed produce in walk in cooler. Employee moved unwashed to lower shelf.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Mixer head soiled with debris in prep area of kitchen. Employee cleaning area.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee gloves no hand wash in prep area. Employee corrected and washed hands to put on clean gloves.
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 2 live flies in row bar area in dish area not landing. Educated on flies.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Mixer head soiled in bakery area. Employee cleaned area during inspection.
Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Open Employee drink in walk in cooler over sauces. Employee discarded drink.
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Dented can of black beans on can rack with food to be served to the public.
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Butane torch on shelf in prep area over foods to be served to the public. Employee removed torch.
Damaged/spoiled/recalled food not properly segregated. Dented can of black beans on can rack with food to be served to the public.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on clean equipment shelf. Employee removed drink.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee jacket on rack with clean pitchers employee removed jacket
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Wet nesting of plastic containers on drying racks in dish area.
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Hot box in service area soiled with food debris. Employee cleaned area during inspection.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No hand wash signage in bakery area hand sink. Employee replaced sign.
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.