GOLDEN BEAR RESTAURANT
12540 Starkey Road
Florida, 33773
Pinellas County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.2/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 3/20/2025
High Priority
3
Intermediate
0
Basic
8
Total
11
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. AC vents over cook line
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
- 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 jacket over bread on dry storage shelves
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. One employee on cook line with no hair restraint
- 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Between coolers on cook line **Repeat Violation**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Metals shelves in rear prep room soiled Hood filters soiled
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Multiple items in walk in cooler
- 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed lemons over cooked potatoes in walk in cooler, order corrected
- 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. Employee on cook line cracked shell eggs, then continued to handle equipment without changing gloves or washing hands. Discussed proper hand washing with staff
- 22-45-4:High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Staff observed wiping plates dry immediately after removing from dish machine, discussed proper sanitizing with operator
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Ice bath on cook line - pancake batter (61F - Cold Holding); French toast batter (55F - Cold Holding), staff added ice. Discussed adding to time as a public health control **Corrective Action Taken**
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/20/2025 revealed 11 total violations (3 high priority, 0 intermediate, 8 basic).
Inspection on 11/6/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
2
Basic
6
Total
9
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between reach-in coolers on cooks line.
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Will email DBPR Form 5030-211. Employees must wash hands.
- 16-46-4:Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.
- 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in coolers on cooks line interior have accumulation of soil residues.
- 25-32-4:Basic - Reuse of single-service sour cream buckets.
- 35B-09-4:Basic - Screen in rear kitchen exit door is torn.
- 01B-14-4:High Priority - Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale. Two raw shell eggs are cracked in walk-in cooler. Operator discarded cracked eggs. Stop sale not warranted. **Corrected On-Site**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda machine in wait station diffusers are soiled with debris.
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing degreaser not labeled. Employee labeled bottle by common name. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/6/2024 revealed 9 total violations (1 high priority, 2 intermediate, 6 basic).