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DRIFT KITCHEN & BAR

400 CORONADO DR, Clearwater Beach FL 33767 · 727-229-8171

Last inspected Mar 4, 2026 · 4 visits since February 2025

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats392
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceSEA6218701
Grade history
FEB 25
JUL 25
MAR 26
▲ GETTING WORSE

3 inspections trending down, 32 points off where it started.

Worst finding on record
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Bolognese 52f, made on 7/23/2025, missed cooling window, item discarded.
High priority/01B-02-5
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★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

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Inspection history

4 visits, newest first

Mar 4, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

3 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 7 findings
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw eggs stored over poached eggs in reach in cooler. Items moved.
High priority/08A-05-6/Corrected On-Site/Repeat Violation
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked sausage patties 50f, pork belly 48f, line cooler.
High priority/03A-02-5/Corrective Action Taken/Repeat Violation
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Sausage links 87f,items put back in for reheat. Reheated now holding at 137f,
High priority/03B-01-6/Corrected On-Site/Repeat Violation
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda machine chute soiled- employee cafeteria.
Intermediate/22-02-4/Repeat Violation
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Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Hard boiled eggs no date mark.
Intermediate/02C-02-5/Corrected On-Site
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
Basic/22-20-5
Stored food not covered. Ice cubes for bar drinks not covered in walk in freezer.
Basic/08B-12-5/Corrected On-Site
The state's own report →
Jul 28, 2025Call Back - Admin. complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection

Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 1 violations recorded, 1 high priority.

1 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Feta 48f, diced tomatoes 47f, pooled eggs 51f, cooked mushrooms 47f, diced ham 48f, feta 48f, on cooks line.
High priority/03A-02-5/Return visit Jul 28, 2025 · Diced ham 48f, diced tomatoes 48f, cooked mushrooms 49f, sausage patties 51f, cooked beef 50f, sliced tomatoes 57f, pooled eggs 50f,all breakfast items. Unit not functioning , running at 52f, Admin Complaint
Jul 24, 2025Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection

Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 9 recorded, 5 high priority.

5 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
Show 9 findings ▾
Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Bolognese 52f, made on 7/23/2025, missed cooling window, item discarded.
High priority/03D-02-5
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Frozen raw chicken stored over acai bowls in walk in freezer. Item moved.
High priority/08A-05-6/Corrected On-Site
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Bolognese 52f, made on 7/23/2025, missed cooling window, item discarded.
High priority/01B-02-5
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Feta 48f, diced tomatoes 47f, pooled eggs 51f, cooked mushrooms 47f, diced ham 48f, feta 48f, on cooks line.
High priority/03A-02-5
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked sausage 125f, Hollandaise 126f, on cooks line.
High priority/03B-01-6
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade. Mixer guard-wire and solid.
Intermediate/22-02-4
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Farro and sugar container.
Basic/14-01-5/Corrected On-Site
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice buckets.
Basic/24-05-4/Corrected On-Site
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Employee cafeteria.
Basic/31B-04-4
Feb 11, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection

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

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
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No current insurance inspector boiler report or boiler certificate available for boiler. For reporting purposes only. New units, have not received certificate.
/48-01-5

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.