BIRCHWOOD INN
340 Beach Drive Northeast
Saint Petersburg, Florida, 33701
Downtown
Pinellas County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.9/5)
Based on 6 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 5/9/2025
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
3
Total
4
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
- 14-71-4:Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Edge of prep table next to fryers
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Oven door handle Repeat Violation
- 35A-09-4:High Priority - Presence of insects, rodents, or other pests. One live insect on wall behind cooler in kitchen, chef removed and sanitized area Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 5/9/2025 revealed 4 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 3 basic).
Inspection on 9/13/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
1
Basic
7
Total
12
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Red cutting board used for cutting vegetables has grooved cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Repeat Violation Warning
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage on prep table at far end of kitchen. Warning
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Warning
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs stored on oven handles in kitchen. Warning
- 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Double stack ovens in kitchen have built up food debris. Warning
- 03G-53-1:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food packaged using a reduced oxygen method without a HACCP plan not properly labeled with the production time and date. Establishment is vacuum sealing raw beef and raw chicken and not labeling with production date and time. Warning
- 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Warning
- 22-41-4:High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Kitchen dish machine is sanitizing at 0 ppm chlorine. Sanitization will occur in three compartment sink at 200 ppm quaternary. Warning
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 1 live fly in bar area not landing on food or food contact surfaces. Warning
- 29-42-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Warning
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. 2 bottles of sanitizer not labeled behind bar area. Employee labeled. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 45-05-4:Portable fire extinguisher missing from its designated location. For reporting purposes only. Fire extinguisher on floor in rear of kitchen by soda boxes.
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/13/2024 revealed 12 total violations (3 high priority, 1 intermediate, 7 basic).
Inspection on 9/13/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
3
Total
5
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-09-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Red cutting board used for cutting vegetables has grooved cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-09-13: **Time Extended**
- 10-20-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs stored on oven handles in kitchen. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-09-13: **Time Extended**
- 22-08-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Double stack ovens in kitchen have built up food debris. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-09-13: **Time Extended**
- 29-42-4:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-09-13: Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. **Time Extended**
- 45-05-4:- From initial inspection : Portable fire extinguisher missing from its designated location. For reporting purposes only. Fire extinguisher on floor in rear of kitchen by soda boxes. - From follow-up inspection 2024-09-13: **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/13/2024 revealed 5 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 3 basic).
Inspection on 5/24/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
1
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-09-4:Basic - Red cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Food safety inspection conducted on 5/24/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic).
Inspection on 2/9/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
2
Total
2
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 22-08-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Double door ovens underneath hood system by walk in cooler have built up food debris. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-09: **Time Extended**
- 02D-01-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour removed from its original container and not labeled underneath spice storage rack. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-09: **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/9/2024 revealed 2 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic).
Inspection on 11/27/2023
High Priority
2
Intermediate
3
Basic
2
Total
7
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Double door ovens underneath hood system by walk in cooler have built up food debris. Warning
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour removed from its original container and not labeled underneath spice storage rack. Warning
- 03G-04-5:High Priority - Fish not held frozen before, during and after being packaged onsite using a reduced oxygen packaging method. See stop sale. Fish scraps of salmon, tuna and sea bass vacuumed in non 10K OTR bag. 4 pounds. Warning
- 01B-13-4:High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Fish scraps of salmon, tuna and sea bass vacuumed in non 10K OTR bag. 4 pounds. Warning
- 01C-03-4:Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. Fresh mussels are not listed with last date served, employee had date received on mussel tags. Warning
- 01C-01-4:Intermediate - No tag on/for original container of raw, in-shell clams/mussels/oysters. See stop sale. No tag for bag of fresh mussels. Manager located tag. Corrected On-Site 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. Establishment is vacuum sealing raw meats and chicken with no approved HAACP plan. Warning
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/27/2023 revealed 7 total violations (2 high priority, 3 intermediate, 2 basic).