LA STRADA
318 CENTRAL AVE, Saint Petersburg FL 33701
Last inspected Aug 26, 2026 · 5 visits since January 2024
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5 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.
Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee portioned cooked French fries with bare hands.
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Inspection history
5 visits, newest first
Aug 26, 2026Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 12 recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority4 Intermediate7 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 12 findingsThe state's own report →
Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Chlorine spray bottle testing at 200 PPM. Spray bottle was diluted with water and now testing at 50 PPM.
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. Emailed operator DBPR vomiting and diarrheal events form during the inspection. Establishment has chemical (Chlorine) associated with written procedures. Discussed printing the form out.
Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Observed expired verticals for operator Kristijan Jankovic with a completion date 04/15/2021 through Prometric.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Reach in deli cooler cutting board stained light brown.
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No certified food manager for establishment. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Operators CFM certificate is expired. No other CFM.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Reach in deli cooler cutting board.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Soda observed on prep table next to reach in deli cooler across from the cook line. Item moved.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone stored on reach in cooler cutting board. Item moved.
Equipment in poor repair. Torn gasket observed on reach in cooler at pizza station.
Food stored on floor. Cases of fresh tomatoes, box of fryer oil, and cases of tomato cans, and a tin bottle of oil.
Mobile food dispensing vehicle license number not permanently affixed on the side of the unit in figures at least 2 inches high and in contrasting colors from the background of the vehicle. Discussed with operator.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets soiled with black substance.
Mar 26, 2026Inspection 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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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. Emailed operator Clean-Up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (DBPR HR 5030-104) form.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Fryer gaskets soiled with grease.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets soiled with black substance.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Inside reach in cooler across from fryers.
May 21, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation (Partial)
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Apr 26, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Raw burger stored over unwashed tomatoes.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Soufflé cup used for portioning feta.
Jan 13, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee donned gloves to handle raw burger but did not wash hands first.
Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee portioned cooked French fries with bare hands.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour removed from its original container and not 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.