APPLEBEES NEIGHBORHOOD GRILL & BAR
US Highway 19
Florida, 33761
Highland Woods
Pinellas County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★★☆☆ (3.3/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 3/31/2025
High Priority
3
Intermediate
2
Basic
14
Total
19
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl with no handle used to dispense food ( sauces in flip-top make table cooler ).
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Open coffee cup on prep table. Manager removed cup. **Corrected On-Site**
- 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 cell phone on prep table.Employee jacket stored over cooing oil. Manager removed jacket. **Corrected On-Site**
- 13-07-4:Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Server with bracelet with hanging charms scooping ice.
- 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Male employee on cook line with beard and no beard guard.
- 36-22-4:Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. standing water on floor at bar
- 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Floor tile missing by drain on cookline. Floor tile missing at threshold of walk-in-freezer
- 14-38-4:Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Plastic food bin cracked a missing a piece of the plastic container. Manager discarded containers. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 14-42-4:Basic - Hood filter missing from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system. Missing one hood filter on cookline.
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Missing handwash sink sign at bar
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Mold like substance on the underside of the non food contact surface of the nozzles on the soda dispensing machine at server station and in soda gun holster at bar. Shelves next to fryer with accumulated grease.
- 16-48-4:Basic - Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. Old labels not removed from food containers before cleaning and using to place food in container.
- 29-17-4:Basic - Waste line missing at soda gun holster. Missing waste line on soda gun holster at bar
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Container of food removed (cooking oil, fish batter ) from original container not labeled with name of contents. Manager placed label on containers. **Corrected On-Site**
- 10-05-5:High Priority - In-use utensil stored in unclean water at or above 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooking utensil stored cloudy Water soiled with food. Employee changed water **Corrected On-Site**
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Cut Tomato at 47F at flip-top make table cooler on cookline Tomato's he been in the flip-top make table cooler overnight.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut Tomato at 47F at flip-top make table cooler on cookline Tomato's he been in the flip-top make table cooler overnight.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Mold like substance on the inside food contact surface of the nozzles on the soda gun dispensing machine at bar. Chip drawer with accumulation of crumbs and grease **Repeat Violation**
- 53B-09-4:Intermediate - Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. Six employee food handler certificates are copy of certificate and A Caron certificate incomplete.
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/31/2025 revealed 19 total violations (3 high priority, 2 intermediate, 14 basic).
Inspection on 8/26/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
3
Total
4
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Carbon dioxide tanks not adequately secured next to dumpster
- 10-14-5:Basic - Ice bucket not stored inverted or in a protected manner between uses. Ice bucket used to transport ice not stored inverted or in a protected manner by ice machine. **Repeat Violation**
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup up in walk-in-freezer floor **Repeat Violation**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Slime buildup on the inside of the soda gun holster at the bar. **Repeat Violation**
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/26/2024 revealed 4 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 3 basic).
Inspection on 7/19/2024
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 7/19/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).