PACIFIC COUNTER
210 37 AVE N, Saint Petersburg FL 33704
Last inspected Jun 23, 2026 · 5 visits since August 2023
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— STEADY
5 inspections within 33 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired on 2/1/2024.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
5 visits, newest first
Jun 23, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 4 findings
Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. (3) #10 cans of Sysco brand corn dented at dry storage.
Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Raw fish bearing a label to remove from plastic before thawing located in walk-in cooler. Fish was still frozen when discovered. Manager instructed employees to remove from packaging during inspection.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Underneath reach-in coolers at front counter and along the perimeter of interior walls, floors soiled with accumulation of debris and old food.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Bottom shelf of metal prep table soiled with black substance across from dish machine
Nov 3, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee at front counter move from register and return to beginning of station to prepare an order. Employee failed to wash hands prior to putting on gloves. Discussed handwashing techniques.
No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. One employee, Emma Beresford, employed since April 2025 with no food handler training.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup up up in white reach-in freezer located at the rear of establishment.
Apr 4, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Mar 1, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority2 Intermediate3 Basic
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Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employees putting away boxes in back kitchen area and then began engaged in food preparation without first washing their hands. Discussed and educated employees on proper hand washing procedures when beginning a new/different task.
Employee used the bathroom and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands upon returning to employee area. Employee returned from restroom and began engaged in bagging food without washing hands. Educated employee on hand washing procedures when re-entering the kitchen from using the restroom.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired on 2/1/2024.
Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Togarashi sauce container unlabeled in reach in cooler near three compartment sink. Employee labeled 2/27/24.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda machine Ice chute in dinning room soiled with white substance.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Containers wet nesting on clean dish
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets soiled on reach in cooler in back area.
Stored food not covered. Ahi tuna thawing in containers on storage rack not covered. Employee put lids on containers.
Aug 14, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority3 Intermediate5 Basic
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Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee started preparing foods no hand wash. Employee educated. Employee washed hands.
Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of reporting responsibilities for exclusions and restrictions. Educated employee and provided informational marterials.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda nozzles on self service soda machine soiled with debris. Employee removed and cleaned soda nozzles.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unlabeled spray bottle of cleaner in mop sink area. Employee labeled glass cleaner.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice chute on self service iPods machine soiled with mold like debris.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee personal food in reach in cooler over sauces to be served to the public. Employee removed foods.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Wet nesting of plastic pans on drying rack.employee moved pans to dry properly.
Equipment in poor repair. Reach in deli cooler front doors rusted. Gaskets on deli reach in cooler torn.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets soiled on deli reach in cooler.
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.