PDQ RESTAURANT, PARK BLVD
4601 PARK BLVD., Pinellas Park FL 33781 · 727-362-1007
Last inspected Mar 9, 2026 · 5 visits since March 2024
MAR 24
SEP 24
OCT 24
SEP 25
MAR 26
▼ IMPROVING
5 inspections, climbing. The current grade is the best on record.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Open gallon of milk dated 3/21/24 with used by date of 3/28/24.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Inspection history
5 visits, newest first
Mar 9, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 1 finding
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Put out at 11 bun wheel Discussed time as a public health control real butter (87F - Hot Holding)
Sep 24, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate6 Basic
Show 7 findings ▾
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At hand wash Sink beside dishwasher. Employee replaced
Clean ice bucket top of ice machine not stored inverted. Employee inverted during inspection.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.multiple items on dry storage rack not properly air dried.
Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Inside walk in cooler activity storage of cut leafy greens.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with excess water top of ice machine.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall beside mop sink soiled with mold like substance.
Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Was 0ppm. Employee replaced now 200ppm.
Oct 21, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority0 Intermediate5 Basic
Show 7 findings ▾
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Raw chicken 46 F, buttermilk 45 F in reach in cooler at breading station. Temperatures not taken this day Assistant Manager discarded.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Raw chicken 46 F, buttermilk 45 F in reach in cooler at breading station. Temperatures not taken this day Assistant manager discarded items. Manager scheduled service this day
Accumulation of black mold-like substance in the interior of the ice chute in self service area. Manage cleaned area
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting on dish rack across from dish machine. Reviewed with manager
Ice buildup up in walk in freezer not contacting any food products. Discussed with manager. Work order in place.
Opened employee beverages container in a cold holding unit ( walk in cooler) with food to be served to customers. Reviewed with manager. Manager rearranged food.
Unwashed fruits/vegetables( box of whole tomatoes) stored with ready-to-eat food.( containers of washed broccoli) in walk in cooler. Reviewed with manager. Manager rearranged food.
Sep 17, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 2 findings ▾
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. Manager washed pan Bun roller - no time stamp -verified paperwork verified real butter. Educated
Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
Mar 29, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 12 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority3 Intermediate7 Basic
Show 12 findings ▾
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Open gallon of milk dated 3/21/24 with used by date of 3/28/24.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At breading station near drive thru area: -Buttermilk (45F- Cold Holding) @ 12:53pm. Cold holding unit found turned off. Employee plugged unit back in. At breading station across hot holding unit with chicken strips: -Buttermilk (49F - Cold Holding) @ 12:46pm. Employee put buttermilk on ice. Inspector re-temped buttermilk @1:48pm buttermilk (41F- Cold Holding)
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -Soda machine in dinning area Ice chute soiled.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. -Ice being dumped in hand sink across from office entrance.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. -Two unlabeled chemical spray bottles stored with other chemicals near three compartment sink. Employee labeled as glass cleaner and bleach.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. -Ice machine interior soiled with mold like substance.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. On reach in coolers in kitchen area.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. -Clean containers wet nesting on dish rack near dish machine.
Equipment in poor repair. -Cold holding unit bottom pull out drawer in disrepair at breading station across from hot holding unit with chicken strips.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. -Ice buildup up on floor and landing on boxes in walk in freezer.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -Gaskets soiled with chicken residue at cold holding unit/breading station near fryers and handwashing sink by drive thru area. - Stand alone reach in freezer next to fryers on kitchen cook line soiled with food debris.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. -Cold holding unit bottom pull out drawer across/near hot holding unit with chicken strips has soiled standing water.
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.