DRIFT KITCHEN & BAR
400 CORONADO DR, Clearwater Beach FL 33767 · 727-229-8171
Last inspected Mar 4, 2026 · 4 visits since February 2025
3 inspections trending down, 32 points off where it started.
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.
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Inspection history
4 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked sausage patties 50f, pork belly 48f, line cooler.
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,
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda machine chute soiled- employee cafeteria.
Show the remaining 3 findings ▾
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.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
Stored food not covered. Ice cubes for bar drinks not covered in walk in freezer.
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 1 violations recorded, 1 high priority.
Show 1 finding ▾
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.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 9 recorded, 5 high priority.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade. Mixer guard-wire and solid.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Farro and sugar container.
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice buckets.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Employee cafeteria.
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
Show 1 finding ▾
No current insurance inspector boiler report or boiler certificate available for boiler. For reporting purposes only. New units, have not received certificate.
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.