OLIVE GARDEN
6700 HWY 19, Pinellas Park FL 33781 · 727.525.4339
Last inspected Dec 18, 2025 · 6 visits since December 2023
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach in cooler at cook line Salmon 46 degrees cold holding inside Manager put inside walk in freezer retemp 40 degrees
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Dec 18, 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
What the inspector wrote — 2 findings
Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Employee personal items jello cup stored in an app freezer touching donuts. 2 ounces.
Employee personal items jello cup stored in a app freezer touching donuts.
Jul 7, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Floor area(s) covered with standing water. At cook line
Mar 11, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach in cooler at cook line Salmon 46 degrees cold holding inside Manager put inside walk in freezer retemp 40 degrees
Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Floor tiles at dish pit and chemical storage area.
Interior of oven acres Core at cook line has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris.
Stored food not covered. During inspection observed sausages links I. Walk in cooler in pan uncovered. Manager discarded
Nov 18, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate7 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda guns soiled in bar area.
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water on floor in kitchen cook line.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors soiled on wait station under coolers.
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Interior of blogger oven soiled with burnt on food debris. Microwave oven soiled interior on cook line.
Missing drain plug at card board dumpster.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No hand wash signage at hand wash sinks in kitchen and prep area. Provided signs to manager and he displayed.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on deli reach in cooler on cook line soiled. Gaskets soiled on reach in freezer.
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach in cooler shelves soiled in kitchen.
Apr 16, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 14 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate11 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. -Cold holding ice unit above reach in deli coolers on cook line @ 1:48pm: Calimari (46F- Cold Holding) -Manager moved inter into walk in cooler. -Inspector re-temped item @ 2:49pm : Calimari (43F- Cold Holding)
Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. -Three half gallon jugs of milk in walk in cooler not date marked. Manager dated 4/15/24.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -Soda dispenser outer area of soda nozzles in server wait station soiled with mold like substance.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. -Ice machine interior soiled with mold like substance.
Accumulation of dead or trapped birds, insects, rodents, or other pests, in control devices. -Insect control device in server wait station in front area of restaurant.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. -Employee drink stored on dry storage rack next to food to be served to the public in dry storage area. Manager discarded drink.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. -Clean containers wet nesting on clean dish rack across from dish machine.
Insect control device installed over food preparation area. -Insect control device installed over single service cups, lids and clean plates in server wait station in front area of restaurant.
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. -Ovens interior soiled with food debris on cook line.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -Gaskets on reach in coolers and stand alone cooler in server wait station area soiled with food debris. -Gaskets soiled with mold like substance on stand alone freezers in dry storage area.
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. -Reach in cold and hot holding units storing plates in server wait station area interior soiled with food debris.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. -Standing water inside reach in cooler at server wait station in front area of restaurant.
Water softener salt (food) stored in a location that is not clean and dry. -Water softener bags stored on the floor in utility closet room near back door of kitchen.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. -Mop stored in mop bucket near ice machine.
Dec 5, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate5 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach-in cooler in wait station a. cut lettuce (54F - Cold Holding) Prep table a. cooked pasta (48F - Cold Holding) Operator placed items in ice bath re temp a. Cut lettuce 40f b. Cooked pasta 40f
No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine.
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Clean plates on cook line not protected. Tomato sauce spilled on plates.
Ice buildup in walk-in freezer on shelves and floor.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs stored on racket attached to grill not protected from contamination. Employee removed tongs.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gasket on reach-in cooler doors located dry-storage room soiled with black substance.
Stored food not covered. Cut limes, lemons, oranges and cherries at bar not covered. Operator covered items.
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.