RED MESA EVENTS
128 3 ST S, Saint Petersburg FL 33701
Last inspected Apr 13, 2026 · 8 visits since October 2023
This licence isn't in DBPR's current active file, which usually means the business has closed, been sold, or let the licence lapse. Everything below belongs to this licence, not to whoever may be trading here now. The history stays public because it is a public record.
5 inspections within 14 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 1 live fly in kitchen not landing on food or food contact surfaces.
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Inspection history
8 visits, newest first
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 3 recorded.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Manager stocked dispenser.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Reach in cooler white cutting boards grooved.
Time/temperature control for safety food packaged using a reduced oxygen method without a HACCP plan not removed from its package within 48 hours after packaging. Establishment is receiving ROP of cooked foods from main commissary location 6217190 RED MESA MERCADO.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. Batteries needed on paper towel dispensers in kitchen area and near ice machine. Rolls of paper towels place at hand sinks.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Of purple liquid substance. Chef labeled spray bottle as degreaser.
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw beef over raw shrimp in reach in freezer on cook line. Employee removed raw beef to lower shelf.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener soiled with build up of food debris.
Ceiling tile missing. Ceiling tile missing in dish area of kitchen.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Grooved cutting board in interior bar.
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old date dot label clean metal pans on drying rack in kitchen. Employee removed pan to dish area.
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener on upstairs prep table has built up food debris.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unlabeled bottle of sanitizer by far hand wash sink. Manager labeled.
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice buckets not inverted for protection.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener on prep table has built up food debris.
Food stored on floor. Soda box stored in floor of storage area. Manager stored properly.
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
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Establishment preparing food using a method that has been determined by the Divisions of Hotels and Restaurants to require an approved variance from the Division. Establishment does not have an approved variance for the method observed in use during the inspection. Establishment vacuum seals fresh fish but has not submitted a Variance plan to the division.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener on prep table has built up food debris.
Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. Top of dish machine is soiled with food and hard water debris.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 6 recorded, 1 high priority.
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Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 1 live fly in kitchen not landing on food or food contact surfaces.
Establishment preparing food using a method that has been determined by the Divisions of Hotels and Restaurants to require an approved variance from the Division. Establishment does not have an approved variance for the method observed in use during the inspection. Establishment vacuum seals fresh fish but has not submitted a Variance plan to the division.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener on prep table has built up food debris.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unlabeled bottle of sanitizer behind the bar. Manager labeled correctly.
Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. Top of dish machine is soiled with food and hard water debris.
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave oven on cook line has built up food debris.
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.