LARRY'S ICE CREAM & GELATO
6595 GULF BLVD, Saint Pete Bch FL 33706 · 727-360-4259
Last inspected Mar 27, 2026 · 4 visits since February 2024
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▲ GETTING WORSE
4 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.
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 posted clean up procedure. Emailed to operator.
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Inspection history
4 visits, newest first
Mar 27, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 13 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority6 Intermediate4 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 13 findingsThe state's own report →
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 handles ice cream cone with bare hands. Educated employee and she discarded cone and put on gloves.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Chili marked 3/6. Stop sale issued.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Chili in reach in cooler marked 3/6.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -cutting board on reach in prep cooler stained with grooves
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Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. -hand wash sink blocked by miscellaneous items in restroom in rear being used for no food item storage. Operator unblocked.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Equipment being stored in hand wash sink near laundry machines. Operator removed items
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink near laundry machines. Operator put paper towels out.
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. Operator has employees sign employee health reporting agreements.
No soap provided at handwash sink near laundry machines dry machine. Operator put soap out.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. -cutting board on reach in prep cooler stained with grooves
Missing drain plug at dumpster. Missing drain plug at dumpster.
Open dumpster lid. Dumpster lid open. Employee closed lid.
Unpackaged food in an unprotected holding unit in a customer/nonsecure area. -open container of gelato in unlocked reach in freezer in front customer area
May 22, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation (Partial)
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Nov 20, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards stained on deli reach in cooler in rear prep kitchen. Can opener soiled. Mixer head soiled.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Reach in freezer in rear storage area build up of ice.
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Interior of microwave soiled. Interior of fryer oven soiled.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets soiled with food debris on deli reach in cooler in kitchen.
Open dumpster lid. Lids open on dumpster.
Feb 13, 2024Inspection 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. No posted clean up procedure. Emailed to operator.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener soiled wit( food debris, mixer head soiled with food debris.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Reach in ice cream freezers build up of ice.
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Pizza oven soiled in rear.
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.