PALM PAVILION
Bay Esplanade
Clearwater, Florida, 33767
Pinellas County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★½☆☆☆ (1.9/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 3/12/2025
High Priority
1
Intermediate
1
Basic
5
Total
7
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 36-36-4:Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Ceiling tiles soiled in kitchen area.
- 35B-08-4:Basic - Fly bags hanging over food/food preparation area/food-contact equipment.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Cans stored on floor. **Repeat Violation**
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Bar and server side stations.
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Thawing grouper sitting in non running water. **Corrected On-Site**
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked mushrooms 121f, put back on grill. Cooked chicken 107f, put back in steamer.
- 27-16-4:Intermediate - Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Back prep area hand sink, water turned off.
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/12/2025 revealed 7 total violations (1 high priority, 1 intermediate, 5 basic).
Inspection on 8/8/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
2
Basic
7
Total
9
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 36-34-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Cooks line. **Repeat Violation** - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-08: **Time Extended**
- 14-09-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cooks line. **Repeat Violation** - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-08: **Time Extended**
- 14-11-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Lid for breading station broken. - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-08: **Time Extended**
- 14-42-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Hood filter missing from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system. Prep exhaust hood. **Repeat Violation** - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-08: **Time Extended**
- 14-69-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ice buildup in walk-in freezer. **Repeat Violation** - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-08: **Time Extended**
- 23-03-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan covers and AC housing unit in prep walk in cooler. - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-08: **Time Extended**
- 14-17-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Prep cooler. - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-08: **Time Extended**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. All racks in prep walk in cooler soiled. Can opener blade and housing. **Repeat Violation** - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-08: Can opener complied Other is time extended. **Time Extended**
- 16-62-1:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. **Repeat Violation** - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-08: **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/8/2024 revealed 9 total violations (0 high priority, 2 intermediate, 7 basic).
Inspection on 8/6/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
4
Basic
15
Total
22
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Cooks line. **Repeat Violation**
- 24-05-4:Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice buckets not inverted for storage. **Corrected On-Site**
- 06-09-1:Basic - 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. Approximately 125 pieces of raw mahi thawed and not removed from package.
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cooks line. **Repeat Violation**
- 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee tortillas stored above raw salmon in stand up prep cooler. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee back packs stored above prep table and above crescore.
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Lid for breading station broken.
- 14-10-4:Basic - Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. Two ice buckets have cracked rims. Discarded.
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Plastic cups under north west corner front bar.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Cooking oil stored on floor in soda room.
- 14-42-4:Basic - Hood filter missing from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system. Prep exhaust hood. **Repeat Violation**
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in walk-in freezer. **Repeat Violation**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan covers and AC housing unit in prep walk in cooler.
- 12B-13-4:Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Gatorade bottles stored above raw items in stand up double cooler in prep area. **Corrected On-Site**
- 14-17-4:Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Prep cooler.
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen. 3 flies observed on cooks line. 4 flies observed in garbage area in front of dish.
- 01B-13-4:High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Approximately 125 pieces of raw mahi thawed and not removed from package.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Fish spread 52f, sliced tomatoes 51f, cooked shrimp 50f, blue cheese 51f, cooked mushrooms 56f, cooked onions 54f, line reach in across from dishwasher. All items moved to walk in freezer for quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. All racks in prep walk in cooler soiled. Can opener blade and housing. **Repeat Violation**
- 16-62-1:Intermediate - No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. **Repeat Violation**
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Next to walk in cooler in prep. Paper towel holder missing next to dish area.
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Two unlabeled spray bottles at bar.
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/6/2024 revealed 22 total violations (3 high priority, 4 intermediate, 15 basic).