DON CESAR - BEACON BAR & LOOKOUT
3400 GULF BLVD, St.Pete Beach FL 33706 · 727-363-1881
Last inspected Mar 10, 2026 · 6 visits since December 2023
5 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 1 live fly in kitchen. Employee exterminated fly.
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Black beans 56f, made on 3/9/26, missed cooling window item discarded.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw burger over cooked brisket in reach in cooler. Items moved.
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Black beans 56f, made on 3/9/26, missed cooling window item discarded.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked chicken holding 106f, put back on grill for reheat.
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Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Waste line missing at soda gun holster. One soda gun missing drain line.
Met inspection standards. 3 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. Can opener soiled with food debris. Employee moved to dish area to be cleaned.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gasket soiled on bev aire reach in cooler on cook line.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Take out containers not inverted in beacon bar. Employee inverted.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shrimp over cooked sausage and fries in reach in freezer on prep line. Employee moved raw shrimp to lower shelf.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs on oven door on cook line. Knife in between reach in cooler covers. Employee removed both.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Ice cream mix 47F cold holding in bar area. Moved to reach in freezer for quick chill.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda nozzle area in bar soiled with black mold like debris, mixers in bar soiled with black mold like debris, can opener in kitchen soiled with build up of food debris,
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Dented can of chick peas on dry storage shelf with food to be served to the public.
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 1 live fly in kitchen. Employee exterminated fly.
Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Hose Bibb near door into kitchen no back flow preventer.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda guns soiled in bar area, pitchers on drink mixers soiled with mold like debris, can opener soiled. Employee cleaning areas.
Damaged/spoiled/recalled food not properly segregated. Dented can of chick peas on dry storage shelf with food to be served to the public.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Build up of ice in reach in freezer on prep line
Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Ice scoop handle touching ice in bar area. Employee removed scoop.
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.