THE HELM SEAFOOD PARLOUR
7800 BLIND PASS RD, St.Pete Beach FL 33706
Last inspected Aug 5, 2026 · 3 visits since November 2023
□ Not on the state's active licence list
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.
NOV 23
APR 24
AUG 26
▲ GETTING WORSE
3 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.
Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Bare hand contact with cut leafy greens. Employee touched cut greens with bare hand to garnish.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Disciplinary actions
3 cases · $1,200
| Case | Violation date | Final order | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3--2022050901 | Sep 14, 2022 | Dec 16, 2022 | — |
| 3--2022014057 | Mar 22, 2022 | Jun 1, 2022 | $800 |
| 3--2022003582 | Jan 19, 2022 | Mar 22, 2022 | $400 |
Inspection history
3 visits, newest first
Aug 5, 2026Warning IssuedLicensing Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 22 recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority6 Intermediate14 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 22 findingsThe state's own report →
Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 2- 5.5 Lb dented cans of Artichoke Hearts.
Establishment operating without a license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Operator must obtain a public food service license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants within 60 days. Submit a license application and payment to DBPR/Bureau of Central Intake Unit, 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0783. To apply online or obtain an application for license visit https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/ During the licensing process the HVAC duct work on the cook line was observed wrapped with aluminum tape, clear packing tape, and black tape. The aluminum tape was observed in disrepair with observable holes and grease accumulation. Establishment is non-licensable due to need to complete the covering of the HVAC duct work above cook line observable from the dinning room not being covered with metal as required by plan review. Plan review required the enclosure to be done with metal that is smooth and easily cleanable or a drop ceiling that is smooth and easily can be installed.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. White stained cutting boards on reach in deli coolers.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Steel scrubber stored inside hand sink next to dish machine.
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Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Caviar missing symbol relating to raw items.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Missing at hand sink next to dish machine.
Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. Emailed operator sign during the inspection. The operator will print and post the sign prior to opening.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unlabeled spray bottle with green liquid substance.
Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine. Observed black and yellow substance.
Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine.
Condensation or other drainage not disposed of according to law. Condensation dripping on to flor of both walk-in-cooler and walk-in-freezer.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Reach in deli coolers nearest to pizza oven. Red, green, blue stored on rack with clean dishes next to mop sink.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. JBL speaker stored on prepare/reach in cooler where preparation is being conducted slaw.
Food stored on floor. Bags of frozen pasta flat sheets, peas, corn, pasta, sliced potatoes, packaged ham bags of Demi glaze, lemon purée. In walk-in-freezer. Boxes of fryer oil stored on the floor in the prep kitchen area.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Missing in the men's bathroom.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets soiled with brown and black substance.
Self-closing device on bathroom door disconnected/broken.
Stored food not covered. Pans of quiche shells stored in freezer. Employee covered with parchment paper.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Zip lock bag of raw grouper stored in a clear plastic container with standing water stored in the mop sink next to three compartment sink.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean. Stored on top of blue cutting board next to can opener and hard boiled eggs cooling on prep area.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Container of unlabeled white powered substance stored on rack next to red, blue, green cutting boards on rack next to mop sink.
Apr 30, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
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Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Bare hand contact with cut leafy greens. Employee touched cut greens with bare hand to garnish.
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Body spray on shelf over food prep. Employee removed.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards stained on deli reach in cooler,
Dead roaches on premises. 1 dead roach in electrical box door in dining room, 1 dead roach on floor behind bar, 1 dead roach on floor under front counter, 1 dead roach on floor under reach in deli cooler on cook line. All dead cleaned up, discarded and areas sanitized.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on prep table on cook line. Employee removed drink.
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Interior of oven soiled with food debris.
Nov 7, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 11 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority2 Intermediate7 Basic
Show 11 findings ▾
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw pork and fish over pepperoni in reach in freezer. Employee moved pepperoni to top shelf.
Server handled soiled dishes or utensils and then picked up plated food, served food, or prepared a beverage without washing hands. Server dirty dish to plated food no hand wash. Educated employee on hand washing requirements and employee washed hands.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda nozzles in bar area soiled with mold like debris.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink used to fill bucket.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board on cook line has cut marks.
Dead roaches on premises. 1 dead roach on floor under mixer. Employee removed dead roach and cleaned and sanitized area.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor in bar soiled with debris in corners. Employee cleaned areas.
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 ice machine soiled with lime scale. Exterior of ice bin soiled with black mold like debris in bar area.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Take out containers not inverted on cook line storage area. Employee inverted.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. 3 containers of white powder no label. Employee labeled flour, sugar and corn meal.
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.