IL RITORNO
449 CENTRAL AVE STE 101, Saint Petersburg FL 33701 · 727-897-5900
Last inspected Jun 26, 2026 · 9 visits since December 2023
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5 inspections within 23 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 5 live flies in rear dry goods storage area not landing on food or food contact surfaces.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
9 visits, newest first
Jun 26, 2026□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 1 finding
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Brown cutting boards. White reach in deli cooler cutting boards.
Jun 25, 2026Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 7 recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority2 Intermediate4 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Food items stored in reach in cooler on cook line pasta station: cooked lamb (46F - Cold Holding); tomato sauce (46F - Cold Holding); roasted corn (46F - Cold Holding) Item not out of temperatures for more than 4 hours. The chef on duty took temperatures at 2pm. Items were iced and item in the interior of the cooler were moved to the walk in cooler to bring down the temperatures rapidly.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Missing at hand sink near dish machine. Roll of paper towels placed at hand sink.
No soap provided at handwash sink. Missing at hand sink next to dish machine.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. License displayed expired on 2/1/2026.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Brown cutting boards. White reach in deli cooler cutting boards.
Equipment in poor repair. Quaternary chemical dispenser above three compartment sink not dispensing the proper amount of quaternary sanitizer. Needs calibration. Discussed with chef on duty and sanitizer bucket was set up manually and testing at 200 PPM.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Missing at hand sink next to dish machine.
Dec 22, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
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Clam/mussel/oyster tags not maintained in chronological order according to the last date they were served in the establishment. Inside large envelope all together.
Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. The Sugar wood drink, two suns into the sunset drink. Printed new menu during inspection.
Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Pasta in fridge in back prep area wrapped in wiping cloth. Employee removed
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Near ice machine
Jun 17, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority2 Intermediate1 Basic
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Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Reading 0 ppm. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Operator primed dishmachine. Rechecked reading. Chlorine 50 ppm.
Live, small flying insects found. 1 live fly underneath hand wash sink in bar area. Fly did not land on food or food contact surfaces.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards on reach-in coolers on cooks line are soiled with with food debris between cracks.
No soap provided at handwash sink in warewashing area. Operator provided soap.
Equipment in poor repair. Bottom shelf of prep table on cooks line is rusted.
Nov 20, 2024Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 8 recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority2 Intermediate4 Basic
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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 is currently sanitizing at 0 ppm chlorine. Operator replace empty sanitizer bucket. Dish machine is. Ow sanitizing at 100 ppm chlorine.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef over cooked pasta in upright reach in freezer not all commercially packaged. Operator stored correctly.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink in rear prep area used to dump ice.
No soap provided at handwash sink in kitchen. Owner replaced.
Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine.
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice buckets in rear prep area not inverted for protection.
Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee beverage in reach in freezer in rear prep area. Operator removed.
Time/temperature control for safety food packaged using a reduced oxygen method without a HACCP plan not removed from its package within 48 hours after packaging. Restaurant vacuum seals cooked meats and had time stamp and date mark, but not removed from packaging in 48 hours.
May 15, 2024□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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Equipment drain line draining into handwash sink. Drain line from walk in cooler empties into hand wash sink by dish machine.
Time/temperature control for safety food packaged using a reduced oxygen method without a HACCP plan not properly labeled with the production time and date.
May 13, 2024Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 8 recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority2 Intermediate5 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach in cooler on far side of cook line: cut leafy greens (58F - Cold Holding); cut tomatoes (58F - Cold Holding); cooked shrimp (58F - Cold Holding) Manager put items on ice. In walk in cooler: Fish (48F - Cold Holding); Beef (48F - Cold Holding); Poultry (48F - Cold Holding) Manager put items on ice.
Equipment drain line draining into handwash sink. Drain line from walk in cooler empties into hand wash sink by dish machine.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink behind bar used to dump ice.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs on oven handle in kitchen.
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Utensils in standing water of 84 F next to ice machine.
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.
Time/temperature control for safety food packaged using a reduced oxygen method without a HACCP plan not properly labeled with the production time and date.
Dec 8, 2023□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No employees must wash hands sign at hand wash sink next to dish washer.
Dec 6, 2023Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 13 violations recorded, 3 high priority.
3 High priority3 Intermediate7 Basic
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Fish packaged in the establishment using a reduced oxygen method not bearing a label indicating that it is to be kept frozen until time of use. Kampachi fish is portioned frozen and vacuumed sealed but not labeled.
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 5 live flies in rear dry goods storage area not landing on food or food contact surfaces.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Lamb and cooked beef hot holding in sous vide at 130 F. Manager turned up heat to 135 F.
Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Velvet Sky drink on bar menu contains raw shelled egg and not identified on menu.
No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Butter held out of temperature and on time on cook line but not written procedures. Inspector emailed copy of Time as a Public Health Control paperwork.
Reduced oxygen packaged food lacking bold type on contrasting background, or other required information. Lamb is vacuumed sealed with no item description or date marking.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of ice machine in kitchen has mold like substance.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl used to scoop flour in rear dry goods storage area. Manager removed.
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employees engaged in food preparation with no beard guard.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs stored on oven handles in kitchen.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No employees must wash hands sign at hand wash sink next to dish washer.
Open dumpster lid. Manager closed lid.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour removed from original container in storage are not labled. Manager labeled.
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.