SALTY'S BEACH BAR
5700 GULF BLVD, Saint Pete Beach FL 33706 · 727-363-2250
Last inspected Apr 14, 2026 · 6 visits since November 2023
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APR 26
— STEADY
5 inspections within 20 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Ice cream mix 55F. Employee discarded ice cream mix.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Apr 14, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 7 findingsThe state's own report →
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw fish stored over cornbread and cooked chicken. Items moved.
Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. 10 packs of raw thawed grouper in cryovac. Items discarded.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Cup no handle used for portioning in cut melon. Utensil with handle added. Cup removed.
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
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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. 10 packs of raw thawed grouper in cryovac. Items discarded.
Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Limes observed cut from box they were packaged in. Advised manager to educated employees in washing produce before cutting.
Flammables stored/debris present in bar room. For reporting purposes only. Propane tanks store in bar area.
Sep 29, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
May 27, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Ice cream mix 55F. Employee discarded ice cream mix.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda guns soiled interior with black mold like debris.Employee cleaning area.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. No hair restraint on employee making drinks and scooping ice.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors under mats soiled in bar area.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of island oasis blender have black mold like debris.
Sep 9, 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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Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Ice cream mix and drink mixes no date mark opened 9-8-2024. Employee dated mixes.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda gun soiled interior.
Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Ice scoop handle touching ice. Employee removed scoop.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of mixer island oasis soiled with mold like debris.
Mar 26, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority3 Intermediate2 Basic
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Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Employee washed hands at dump sink in bar area. Educated employee and hands washed in the hand sink.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda guns soiled with black mold like debris, cutting boards stained and soiled.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Sanitizer bucket in hand sink in bar area. Employee removed bucket.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee purse on top of bag in box soda. Employee moved purse to designated area.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Multiple employees engaging in food prep no hair restraint.
Nov 9, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority0 Intermediate5 Basic
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Bottles of water in ice used for drinks. See stop sale.
Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee touched clothes and credit card then to scooping ice and making drinks no hand wash. Employee educated and hands washed.
Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Ice in ice bin with bottles of water stored in it.
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Multiple tanks not secured in entry way to Saltys. Employee chained co2 tanks.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee scooping ice and making drinks no hair restraint.
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Interior of microwave soiled with food debris.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of mixers have black mold like debris.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water in bottom of reach in beer 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.