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ZEKO'S MEDITERRANEAN GRILL

ZEKO'S MEDITERRANEAN GRILL in ST. PETERSBURG has 3 health inspections on record with an overall food safety rating of 1.6/5. Recent inspections indicate some food safety concerns.

4880 54 AVE N

Overall Food Safety Rating

★½☆☆☆ (1.6/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 7/8/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 13446834

  • 23-24-4:Basic - Observed: Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles on cook line. Priority: Basic
  • 12A-16-4:High Priority - Observed: Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Cook on cook line arrived and began to work with no hand wash. Priority: High Priority
  • 09-01-4:High Priority - Observed: 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. Cook observed grabbing bread from the grill with barehands. Discussed with employee who reheated on grill to 145F and handled with gloved hands to prepare sandwich. Priority: High Priority
  • 13-03-4:Basic - Observed: Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee observed handling ready to eat salads. Priority: Basic
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Observed: Equipment in poor repair. Torn gaskets in reach in cooler at cook line. Priority: Basic
  • 36-22-4:Basic - Observed: Floor area(s) covered with standing water in walk in cooler. Priority: Basic
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Observed: Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soiled gasket in reach in coolers at cook line. Priority: Intermediate
  • 10-20-4:Basic - Observed: In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses on oven door on cook line. Priority: Basic
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Observed: Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken observed stored over cooked chicken shawarma in walk in cooler. Operator relocated Corrected On-Site Priority: High Priority
  • 22-16-4:Basic - Observed: Reach-in coolers at cook line interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Priority: Basic
  • 25-32-4:Basic - Observed: Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Feta buckets used to hold cooked beans in walk in cooler. Priority: Basic
  • 03B-01-6:High Priority - Observed: Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Shaved gyro meat hot held at 120 degrees F. Employees reheated meat back to 165 degrees F and transferred to hot hold at 135 degrees F. **Corrected On-Site** Priority: High Priority

Inspection Date: 4/3/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10722637

  • 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice chute on self service soda dispenser soiled with black mold like debris.
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Broken shield in ice machine. Torn gaskets on reach in deli cooler on cook line. Repeat Violation
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soiled gaskets on reach in deli cooler on cook line. Repeat Violation
  • 12B-13-4:Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Open Employee drink in reach in cooler on cook line. Employee removed drink. Corrected On-Site
  • 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed mushrooms and lettuce heads over prepped vegetables and tofu. Employee removed mushrooms and lettuce heads to lower shelf. Corrected On-Site
  • 01B-01-4:High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Dented can of pickles on dry storage shelf. Repeat Violation
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards stained at pita prep area stained.
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at hand sink on front counter. Employee placed paper towels at hand sink. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 11/18/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8723892

  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Torn gaskets on reach in cooler on cook line.
  • 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Interior of oven soiled on cook line.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets soiled on reach in cooler on cook line.
  • 01B-01-4:High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Dented can of cucumbers in brine on dry storage shelf.
  • 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap at hand sink in front counter area. Replaced soap. Corrected On-Site