TCHOTCHKE
3920 6th Street South
Saint Petersburg, Florida, 33705
Lakewood Terrace
Pinellas County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.3/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 4/1/2025
High Priority
4
Intermediate
1
Basic
7
Total
12
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-74-7:Basic - Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Reach-in cooler across from fat-Fryers are not keeping TCS foods below 41f. Employee removed items from reach-in cooler and placed in ice baths and another reach-in cooler on cooks line. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles cracks along cooks line.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Container of potatoes stored on floor in walk-in cooler. Employee placed item on shelf in walk-in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
- 10-01-5:Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Scoop handle touching grits in container on bottom shelf of prep table on cooks line.
- 10-07-4:Basic - In-use utensil near gas stove stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Reading 89f.
- 05-09-4:Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in reach-in cooler across from fat-fryers on cooks line.
- 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler across from fat-fryers. **Repeat Violation**
- 22-41-4:High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Reading 0ppm. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Operator primed dishmachine. Rechecked reading 50ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
- 22-45-4:High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed employee operating dishmachine retrieving pans and glasses from dishmachine without sanitizing. Dishmachine chlorine sanitizing solution not sanitizing dishes, pots, pans and utensils. Employee rewashed and sanitized items. **Corrected On-Site**
- 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Establishment is open and operating. License expired on 02-01-2025. Operator updated license during inspection. Verified through DBPR Licensing Portal. 02-01-2026. **Corrected On-Site**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. From reach-in cooler across from fat-fryers at 11:00am. Employee placed items in ice bath. Rechecked reading at 1151am a. sliced ham (67F - Cold Holding); 52f b. cooked sausage (67F - Cold Holding); 50f c. milk batter (67F - Cold Holding); 52f d. cooked chicken wings (65F - Cold Holding) 50f e. sour cream (65F - Cold Holding); 48f f. diced tomatoes (67F - Cold Holding) 51f **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
- 16-53-4:Intermediate - Wash solution in spray-type chemical warewasher less than 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Dishmachine max temp 109f.
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/1/2025 revealed 12 total violations (4 high priority, 1 intermediate, 7 basic).
Inspection on 11/5/2024
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 11/5/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 8/22/2024
High Priority
6
Intermediate
1
Basic
5
Total
12
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl without handle used as scoop in a container of hash browns in reach-in cooler on cooks line. **Warning**
- 16-46-4:Basic - Old label stuck to food container after cleaning on bottom shelf of prep table. **Warning**
- 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler across from flat-top grill on cooks line interior have accumulation of soil residues. **Warning**
- 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler across from flat-top grill. **Warning**
- 08B-63-4:Basic - Unpackaged food in an unprotected holding unit in a customer/nonsecure area. Walk-in cooler located outside in rear of establishment in alley way used by the public is not secured. **Warning**
- 01B-01-4:High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. #10 can of whole tomatillo is dent at seam on shelf in dry-storage area. Observed operator discard whole tomatillo. Stop-sale not warranted. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 12A-13-4:High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee touch and load soiled dishes into dishmachine, then retrieve clean dishes without washing hands. Discussed with operator proper hand-hygiene techniques. Will email DBPR Form 5030-157. Washing Hands Method. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
- 09-01-4:High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed employee touching two tomatoes and begin slicing to place on sandwich with bare hands. Tomatoes was not being heated to 145f. Discussed with operator and employee proper hand-hygiene practices. Employee discarded tomatoes. Stop-sale not warranted. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
- 08A-17-6:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw chicken stored above water and short ribs in reach-in freezer in dry-storage area. Operator placed chicken on bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. From reach-in cooler on cooks line at 12:15pm. Operator placed items in ice bath. Re temp at 1300 a. prosciutto (59F - Cold Holding); 50f b. cut lettuce (56F - Cold Holding); 48f c. sliced cheese (59F - Cold Holding) 51f From front counter at 12:35pm a. butter (69F - Cold Holding) 62f Discussed time as a public health control as an option. Will email DBPR Form 5022-090. Time As A Public Health Control. **Warning**
- 29-42-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Water hose connected to faucet at mop sink without vacuum breaker. **Warning**
- 02B-01-5:Intermediate - Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Cold-smoked salmon is not identified on menu as undercooked or raw. **Warning**
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/22/2024 revealed 12 total violations (6 high priority, 1 intermediate, 5 basic).