EXCHANGE BAR
234 3 AVE N, Saint Petersburg FL 33701
Last inspected May 29, 2024 · 2 visits since December 2023
This licence isn't in DBPR's current active file, which usually means the business has closed, been sold, or let the licence lapse. Everything below belongs to this licence, not to whoever may be trading here now. The history stays public because it is a public record.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On coffee bar area: half and half (46F - Cold Holding) Inspector discussed and emailed Time as a Public Health Control.
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Inspection history
2 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wash sink in bar area blocked by sanitizer bucket. Manager removed.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of ice machine o In kitchen has mold like substance.
Met inspection standards. 11 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dish machine at bar area sanitizing at 0 ppm chlorine. Manager had already contacted vendor to repair and have been using dish machine in kitchen which is sanitizing at 100 ppm chlorine.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On coffee bar area: half and half (46F - Cold Holding) Inspector discussed and emailed Time as a Public Health Control.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Bar glass in employee hand wash sink behind bar. Manager removed.
Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap. Both hand wash sinks in kitchen are not dispensing soap. Manager replaced batteries and now able to dispense soap.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of ice machine in kitchen has mold like debris.
Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. Food and hard water debris on top of dishwasher.
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice buckets by ice machine not stored inverted. Manager inverted.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Speaker on top of reach in cooler in kitchen. Manager stored correctly.
Single-service articles improperly stored. Soufflé cups box stored on floor of hallway storage. Manager stored correctly.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Pizza boxes not made up on top of ice machine not inverted for protection. Manager inverted.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Mop in mop bucket by ice machine in kitchen not stored in a manner to allow drying.
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.