BENEDICT'S
2632 Bayshore Boulevard
Florida, 34698
Pinellas County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★★☆☆ (3.1/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 2/19/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
2
Basic
3
Total
5
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone on plate on cookline. Employee removed. **Corrected On-Site**
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Bucket of vegetables stored on the floor under racks in the walk in cooler. Discussed with owner. Operator relocated food. **Corrected On-Site**
- 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed tomatoes and mushrooms above bagged cheese in walk in cooler. Operator relocated. **Corrected On-Site**
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Cups stored in handwash sink behind bar. Employee rinsed cup out in the handwash sink. Discussed with employee who removed cups. **Corrected On-Site**
- 11-26-1:Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. All employees have read and signed the employee reporting agreement except for Arturo, who was hired 2 weeks ago to prep and wash dishes. Discussed with owner and emailed him a reporting agreement in Spanish.
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/19/2025 revealed 5 total violations (0 high priority, 2 intermediate, 3 basic).
Inspection on 11/13/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/13/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 11/6/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
1
Basic
0
Total
2
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 12A-27-4:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Cook cracked shell eggs, scrambled them and moved on to touch clean equipment and utensils without washing hands. Discussed proper hand washing. - From follow-up inspection 2024-11-06: Cook cracked fresh shell eggs and touched clean plate **Time Extended**
- 31A-04-4:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Handwash sink removed from food preparation/dishwashing area. Must be reinstalled in the same location where removed. Hand wash sink at the end of the cooks line has no water turned on to it. - From follow-up inspection 2024-11-06: **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/6/2024 revealed 2 total violations (1 high priority, 1 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 11/5/2024
High Priority
5
Intermediate
3
Basic
3
Total
11
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. Ice machine located in bussing area near the entrance of the kitchen has mold like substance in interior
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Panned food and a case of food was stored under the bottom shelf in walk in cooler. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Squeeze bottles on cook line containing food removed from its original container not labeled with common name. Discussed the need to label all foods once removed from its original container.
- 12A-27-4:High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Cook cracked shell eggs, scrambled them and moved on to touch clean equipment and utensils without washing hands. Discussed proper hand washing.
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Hamburger patties Raw 48F cold hold **Repeat Violation**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. shredded cheddar (46F - Cold Holding); feta cheese (45F - Cold Holding); burger patties (48F - Cold Holding); raw chicken (45F - Cold Holding). All items besides the hamburger patties were brought up to the cooler less than 4 hours prior. Items were placed on ice and the thermostat was turned down to a lower setting. Stop sale issued on burger patties. Second temperatures were unable to be completed due to the time frame of corrective action **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- 03F-02-5:High Priority - 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. Egg mixture, shell eggs, fruit cups. Operator was able to determine the when the food was placed on time and time stamped accordingly. **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. Corned beef Hash 118F held on shelf above stove, cooked mushrooms 121F held on shelf above stove Operator stated the foods were placed above stove less than 4 hours ago. Second temperatures were unable to be completed due to the time frame of corrective action **Corrective Action Taken**
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. 2 handwashing sinks blocked in kitchen. The sink at the end of cook line blocked by cart, hand wash sink near entrance blocked by portable air conditioner. Sinks were cleared during inspection **Corrected On-Site**
- 31A-04-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink removed from food preparation/dishwashing area. Must be reinstalled in the same location where removed. Hand wash sink at the end of the cooks line has no water turned on to it.
- 31A-01-4:Intermediate - No handwash sink located in vending machine area where employees service bulk food machines. 2 hand wash sinks were being used for other purposes. The sink behind busing area near kitchen entrance was being used as a dump sink in scraping dishes. The sink at the end of the cook line was being used to hold large food container. Discussed the need to keep hand wash sinks clear and used for washing hands only.
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/5/2024 revealed 11 total violations (5 high priority, 3 intermediate, 3 basic).