DirtyFLRestaurant Inspection Data

THE BLACK PEARL RESTAURANT

315 Main Street
Florida, 34698
Heath Side Villas
Pinellas County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★★☆☆ (3.1/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 6/25/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10761231

  • 35A-03-4:Basic - Dead roaches on premises. 1 dead roach on the floor on cookline. Operator discarded and sanitized area. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee washing dishes and preparing food with no hair restraints. Repeat Violation Warning
  • 03G-54-1:Basic - 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. Cooked pork, cut watermelon, cheddar cheese. Warning
  • 03G-05-5:High Priority - Fish packaged in the establishment using a reduced oxygen method not bearing a label indicating that it is to be kept frozen until time of use. Grouper packaged on site today with no label. Warning
  • 01B-13-4:High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Cooked pork, cut watermelon, blue cheese ROP on site held longer than 48 hours. Warning
  • 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. blue cheese (48F - Cold Holding) Warning
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In flip top cooler over night, not prepared today, no temperatures taken: blue cheese (48F - Cold Holding); orzo (44F - Cold Holding) second temp 43F. Operator added ice to orzo. See stop sale for blue cheese. Sitting above flip top: butter (51F - Cold Holding) sitting on counter for less than 4 hours. Operator relocated to the reach in cooler. Discussed using time as a public health control for butter. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
  • 03G-43-2:Intermediate - Establishment packaging time/temperature control for safety food using a reduced oxygen method that does not control the growth of and toxin formation of C. botulinum and the growth of Listeria monocytogenes. Establishment does not have an approved Process Waiver from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Operator is vacuum packaging cooked pork, cut watermelon, and cheddar cheese on site and holding for longer than 48 hours. Warning
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris. Stained cutting board on flip top cooler. Warning
  • 03G-50-1:Intermediate - Operator is doing a special process, conducting reduced oxygen packaging, cooking time/temperature control for safety food to a time and temperature combination lesser than those in the Food Code or operating a molluscan shellfish tank for human consumption without a HACCP plan approved by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Observed food in reduce oxygen packaging conducted on-site: grouper was vacuum packaged today. Pork over 48 hours, cheddar cheese over 48 hours, watermelon over 48 hours. Warning

Inspection Date: 1/15/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8778008

  • 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
  • 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Squeeze bottles on cook line not labeled with common name Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 5/20/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8578377

  • 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Warning
  • 08B-63-4:Basic - Food in an unprotected holding unit in a customer/nonsecure area. 3 freezers holding food stored outside in an area that is not fully enclosed 2 freezers no locked. Freezers not shown on origin plans. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 33-31-5:Basic - Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Toaster oven tables chairs and prep table top. Warning
  • 51-16-7:Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. A plan review referral was provided on 12-19-23 and was provided again at 2/19/24. Application was submitted for plan review 4/26/24 Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

Inspection Date: 2/19/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8578165

  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter held on the counter 67F. Discussed time as a public health control and provided form HR 5022090 and HR 5022100 via email. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-19: **Time Extended**
  • 51-16-7:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - 2 reach in freezers and a chest freezer stored behind building locked no plan reviewNo plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-19: 1 Chest freezer and 2 chest freezers, 1 wire rack containing pans and single service stored outside in a room that is not fully enclosed Admin Complaint

Inspection Date: 12/19/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8376614

  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter held on the counter 67F. Discussed time as a public health control and provided form HR 5022090 and HR 5022100 via email. Warning
  • 51-16-7:Intermediate - 2 reach in freezers and a chest freezer stored behind building locked no plan reviewNo plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Warning