HOOTERS
2800 GULF TO BAY BLVD, Clearwater FL 33759 · (727)797-4008
Last inspected May 18, 2026 · 6 visits since September 2023
5 inspections within 13 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. 0 ppm chlorine run 4 times. Manager changed sanitizer bucket and primed machine - retest 100 ppm chlorine
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation at cook line. Employee put on beard guard
Reach-in freezer interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues at cook line
Single-service articles improperly stored - missing cover over cup dispenser at beverage station Manager covered dispensers
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Water draining onto floor surface from small dish machine. Service scheduled for this day.
Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor at cook line. Manager changed bucket and placed bucket inside another bucket.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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No soap provided at handwash sink. Missing at handsink at outside bar area. Both hand sinks were stocked.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Expired on 2/1/2021.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Clean containers stored on dish reach across from dish machine.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Missing at handsink inside bar and outside bar. Emailed manager DBPR handwashing sign. Manager will print out and post at both hand sinks.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Equipment in poor repair. Walk in freezer not working. Part picked up and scheduled for repair this morning.
Met inspection standards. 8 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 blade soiled Scoop in flour bin soiled
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Fryer utensil in hand sink on cook line, removed
No soap provided at handwash sink. Hand sink at outside bar, restocked
Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Air vents over kitchen soiled
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cook line
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage on cook line tables, removed
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Oiler gaskets soiled
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand sink in bar used as dump sink as evident by strainer in sink.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Side station.
Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Two door Raw chicken cooler on line.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Reviewed with employee and manager - employee then washed hands and rewashed dishes
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. - ice cubes and lemon slices inside hand wash sink at beverage station - reviewed with manager that hand wash sinks are for washing hands only
No soap provided at handwash sink at beverage station manager placed soap in dispenser. Reviewed with manager the importance of hand washing and of hand wash sinks stocked at all times
Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Reviewed with manager
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.