KOGI GRILL
7500 49 ST N, Pinellas Park FL 33781 · 727-803-6921
Last inspected Dec 17, 2025 · 7 visits since August 2023
MAY 24
AUG 24
JAN 25
JUL 25
DEC 25
▲ GETTING WORSE
5 inspections trending down, 13 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 prep area. Employee exterminated fly.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Dec 17, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 6 findingsThe state's own report →
Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Cook touched surfaces of trash can no hand wash went back to cooking. Educated
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wash sink blocked. Employee moved cart
Probe thermometer not used to ensure proper food temperatures.
Food stored on floor. Soy sauce bucket on floor front of hand wash sink.
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Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Single service gloves reused in deli cooler for raw chicken and beef
Marked exit/path to marked exit blocked. For reporting purposes only. Meat processing machine in front of back door employee moved
Jul 8, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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Container of medicine improperly stored. Cough medicine on prep table. Owner moved
Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Instructed to wash hands
Two-compartment sink used for warewashing. Cook took tongs to clean used soap and water did not sanitize instructed. And sent Spanish manual wearwashing to owner.
Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Single service gloves in raw pork, raw shrimp being reused
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. On cutting boards
Marked exit/path to marked exit blocked. For reporting purposes only. Leader, meat machine owner moved
Jan 24, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority4 Intermediate1 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. Container of cooked chicken stored on stainless steel table between flat top grills not time stamped. Manager time stamped item for 12pm.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda machine ice chute in dinning room area soiled with yellow and pink mold like substance.
No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. No written procedures could be provided. Emailed manager written procedures at the time of inspection.
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. Observed employee training certificate for Luciano O. 5/2/2022 through State Food Safety who is not currently present at the time of inspection and works at the third location. No employee training could be provided for one employee who was hired over 60 days ago and three employees who manager states are new and have not been employed more than 60 days. All employee are engaging with food or food preparation.
Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Observed employee training certificates for Lizbeth H 9/30/2023 through State Food Safety who is not currently present at the time of inspection and works at third location.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed pink, black, and yellow mold like substance build inside ice machine interior in prep back kitchen.
Marked exit/path to marked exit blocked. For reporting purposes only. Stainless steel push cart with equipment stored on it blocking pathway to back door exit. Manager moved items to unblock area.
Portable fire extinguisher gauge in red zone. For reporting purposes only. Fire extinguishers across restrooms yellow gauge in recharge zone.
Aug 16, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate1 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. Cook time marked chicken for 2:40pm.
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. Employee training observed for Luciano Oro 5/2/2024.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked noodles, and cut lettuce not date marked in reach in coolers.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of ice machine soiled with mold like substance.
Marked exit/path to marked exit blocked. For reporting purposes only. Equipment stored on push carts stored in front of back door. Operator moved equipment.
May 23, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
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Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. -Unlabeled chemical spray bottle stored near three compartment sink. Operator labeled as degreaser.
Feb 22, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. 2/1/2024
Quaternary ammonium sanitizer in spray bottle not at proper minimum strength. At 0 PPM. Employee fixed it to 200 PPM.
Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken stored over raw pork inside reach in fridge near three compartment sink. Employee stored properly.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda dispenser Ice chute in dinning area soiled.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Clean containers wet nesting on rack above three compartment sink.
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Choking poster was emailed.
No copy of latest inspection report available.
Aug 14, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 10 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority4 Intermediate4 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 prep area. Employee exterminated fly.
Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Mop sink in hall no back flow preventer.
Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. Person in charge no knowledge of big 6 and reporting requirements. Educated and Provided requirements and big 6 to employees.
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. No plan for cleanup of bodily fluids. Provided plan to employee.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Kimchi made 8/13 no date mark. Employee dated kimchi.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unlabeled spray bottle of cleaner in front counter area. Employee labeled sanitizer.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of ice chute in dining room self serve side disperser soiled with mold like debris.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on shelf in dry storage area over food to be served to the public. Employee removed drink.
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach in cooler in rear dry storage area soiled with debris interior.
Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer bucket 0ppm quaternary corrected to 200ppm.
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.