LEFT BANK BISTRO
1225 Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Street North
Saint Petersburg, Florida, 33701
Historic Uptown
Pinellas County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 4/18/2025
High Priority
2
Intermediate
3
Basic
7
Total
12
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 16-03-4:Basic - Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine.
- 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. **Repeat Violation**
- 10-08-5:Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Behind bar, removed **Corrected On-Site**
- 10-13-5:Basic - In-use ice scoop for ice machine located outside not stored in a protected manner between uses. Ice scoop and buckets stored outside above ice machine
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Behind bar
- 08B-62-4:Basic - Unprotected ice machine in a customer/nonsecure area. Outdoor ice machine at rear of customer patio not secured **Repeat Violation**
- 14-17-4:Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. **Repeat Violation**
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw pork over cooked salmon in walk in cooler, order corrected
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. butter sauce (122F - Hot Holding) on grill, burner turned on to reheat **Corrective Action Taken**
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Strainer in hand sink behind bar, used as dump sink
- 16-62-1:Intermediate - No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine.
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Behind bar
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/18/2025 revealed 12 total violations (2 high priority, 3 intermediate, 7 basic).
Inspection on 11/13/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
2
Basic
14
Total
19
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 16-21-4:Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine.
- 24-05-4:Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice buckets by outside ice machine not properly inverted.
- 06-09-1:Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Reduced oxygen packaging tuna just started thawing process in walk in cooler and not removed from packaging. Chef scored packages. **Corrected On-Site**
- 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
- 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 phones on prep tables above reach in cooler.
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
- 33-23-4:Basic - Grease receptacle/dumpster not on proper pad/nonabsorbent surface.
- 10-06-5:Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Handle of scoops for both chicken and tuna salad are touching the food.
- 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Oven in kitchen has built up food debris. **Repeat Violation**
- 33-11-4:Basic - Missing drain plug at dumpster.
- 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid.
- 08B-62-4:Basic - Unprotected ice machine in a customer/nonsecure area. Ice machine in unprotected area not locked when not in service.
- 14-17-4:Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
- 21-38-4:Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Employee stored correctly. **Corrected On-Site**
- 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. 2 lbs of fresh salmon vacuum sealed on site. Inspector instructed as to proper method of vacuum sealing fish.
- 01B-13-4:High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. 2 lbs of fresh salmon vacuum sealed on site.
- 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bib by back door.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on reach in cooler in kitchen has built up food debris. Potato slicer outside rear door of kitchen has food debris buildup. **Repeat Violation**
- 02B-01-5:Intermediate - Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Smoked salmon and smoked salmon Benedict not identified as containing a raw animal product. Manager updated menus to reflect raw menu items. **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/13/2024 revealed 19 total violations (3 high priority, 2 intermediate, 14 basic).