PIT RESTAURANT
16400 SW 8 ST
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.5/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 4/9/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
5
Total
6
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
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. Observed cellphone on top of the prep table.
- 51-09-4:Basic - Establishment did not report seating change that affects the license fee, Clean Indoor Air Act, sewage system approval or other related requirements. Observed license shows 25 seats observed approximately 160 seats **Repeat Violation**
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed bag of rice stored on the floor
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice buildup inside of the walk in freezer.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed reach in cooler gasket soiled
- 51-14-7:Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - 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/. Observed establishment with an outside area with approximately 135 seats, inside lobby wit around 25 seats, on the front area observed an ice machine, three reach in coolers, storage area, kitchen area with an steam table, charbroiled grill, two coolers, three compartment sink, hand sink, prep sink, coffee machine, two fryers, hood system, mop sink on the back building,smoker, walk in cooler, freezer. **Repeat Violation**
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/9/2025 revealed 6 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 5 basic).
Inspection on 4/9/2025
High Priority
1
Intermediate
1
Basic
0
Total
2
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 28-12-4:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Establishment operating with increased seating without septic system approval for such change. Observed 16 seats inside and approximately 135 seats outside. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-04-09: Establishment operating with increased seating without septic system approval for such change. Observed 16 seats inside and approximately 135 seats outside. **Time Extended**
- 51-16-7:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : 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 http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Observed back section of establishment demolished. As per operator, a kitchen used to be at demolished section. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-04-09: 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 http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Observed back section of establishment demolished. As per operator, a kitchen used to be at demolished section. **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/9/2025 revealed 2 total violations (1 high priority, 1 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 11/6/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
3
Basic
9
Total
14
Inspection Details:
- 55-01-4:Basic - Establishment charging a credit card fee without properly disclosing the information on the menu. **Warning**
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice build up in lowboy reach in cooler on cook line, both display ice cream freezers in dining room and on floor in walk in freezer. **Warning**
- 10-12-5:Basic - In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Observed ice scoop stored on top of ice unsanitized ice machine. Operator removed scoop. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 10-02-4:Basic - In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment. Observed knives wedged in between box of wraps and service pass counter. Operator removed utensils. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 21-04-4:Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Observed at cook line. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Observed interior of microwave oven soiled at cook line. **Warning**
- 29-27-4:Basic - No mop sink or curbed cleaning facility provided at establishment. Establishments mop sink is not installed to plumbing system. **Warning**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed back of low boy reach in cooler soiled. **Warning**
- 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Observed at low boy reach in cooler at cook line. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 28-12-4:High Priority - Establishment operating with increased seating without septic system approval for such change. Observed 16 seats inside and approximately 135 seats outside. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 08A-16-5:High Priority - Raw animal food not properly separated from ready-to-eat raw animal food, such as hamburgers, steak and sushi covered under a consumer advisory. Observed raw shrimp and chicken stored on top of raw French fries in reach in freezer. Coached operator on correct procedure. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
- 02C-03-5:Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Observed flan and tres leches not date marked, held over 24 hrs in reach in cooler in dining room. Coached operator on correct procedure. **Corrective Action Taken** **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 http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Observed back section of establishment demolished. As per operator, a kitchen used to be at demolished section. **Warning**
- 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed Cole slaw apheld over 24 hrs, not date marked in double glass reach in unit in storage area. Coached operator on proper labeling **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/6/2024 revealed 14 total violations (2 high priority, 3 intermediate, 9 basic).