KAIA BOWLS
30 BEACH DR NE, Saint Petersburg FL 33701
Last inspected Sep 15, 2025 · 3 visits since September 2023
SEP 23
JUL 24
SEP 25
▲ GETTING WORSE
3 inspections trending down, 36 points off where it started.
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 1 live fly in rear preparation area not landing on food or food contact surfaces. 2 live flies behind front counter not landing on food or food contact surfaces.
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Inspection history
3 visits, newest first
Sep 15, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority3 Intermediate3 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 9 findingsThe state's own report →
Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Quaternary ammonium sanitizer in the three compartment sink testing at 0 PPM. Person in charge added quaternary solution to sink compartment and chemical is now testing at 200 PPM.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Frozen raw salmon no longer in commercial packaging stored above open containers of candy pieces and frozen vegan chicken fingers in stand alone freezer.
Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Quaternary spray bottle testing at 500+ PPM. Person in charge diluted chemical with water and quaternary solution is now testing at 200 PPM.
Chemical test kit not used to ensure proper sanitization of equipment and utensils when using a chemical sanitizer. Quaternary test strips were observed stored wet inside their container.
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No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Missing at handwashing sink ay front counter area. Employee stocked with roll of paper towels.
No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Missing for the person in charge, who was engaging in food preparation at the time of inspection and stated they were hired a few weeks ago.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. License posted in front counter expired on 2/1/2025.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone stored on preparation table next to counter top ice machine across from handwashing sink in the front counter area.
Food stored on floor. Plastic water bottles stored on floor under handwashing sink in front counter area.
Jul 25, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 17 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority4 Intermediate11 Basic
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Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 1 live fly in rear preparation area not landing on food or food contact surfaces. 2 live flies behind front counter not landing on food or food contact surfaces.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw salmon over bread in upright single door reach in cooler in rear prep area. Inspector instructed about proper food storage.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on reach in cooler behind front counter has built up food debris.
No color/concentration comparison chart available for chemical test kit used to check sanitizer. Inspector supplied a dozen quaternary test strips.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at hand wash sink behind front counter.
Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors in employee restroom.
Cardboard box used as garbage container.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Black cutting boards behind front counter have grooved cut marks and are no longer cleanable.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage on prep table behind front counter.
Food stored on floor. Plastic water bottles stored on floor of dining room.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup in chest freezer behind front counter.
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Utensils n standing water by rice cooks at 102 F.
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave and toaster oven have built up food debris in rear preparation area.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees in employee restroom.
Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Front door is propped open and live flies are present.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go spoons and forks not properly inverted for protection behind front counter.
Sep 11, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
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.