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PLUM TOMATO PIZZERIA

1988 South Pinellas Avenue
Florida, 34689
Pinellas County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★☆☆☆ (2.1/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 5/27/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10752656

  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee water on top of breaded veal inside top Supera reach in freezer beside flat top. Employee moved 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 shelve rack under microwave same shelf as microwave. Employee moved Corrected On-Site
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. White bucket of cut Roman lettuce on floor near dishwasher. Employee moved. Corrected On-Site
  • 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
  • 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Coffee filter on shelf near bread box hanging over no cover. Employee covered Corrected On-Site
  • 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed pizza sauce inside white container written on outside says feta cheese walk in cooler. Employee labeled during inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Pizza sliced front glass container on front counter 78 degrees.
  • 03F-10-5:Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Pizza by the slice in glass container on counter. Emailed time as a public health control paperwork.

Inspection Date: 1/2/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8726855

  • 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting boards has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Repeat Violation
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soiled gaskets on all reach-in cooler doors.
  • 53A-03-7:Intermediate - Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Melissa Brasby CFM expired on 05-10-2019.
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards are stained with black substance.

Inspection Date: 5/16/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8574022

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Glass bowl without handle stored in container of lettuce in reach-in cooler in pizza prep area. Employee removed item. Corrected On-Site
  • 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting boards in kitchen has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
  • 14-33-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler in pizza prep area shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
  • 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in coolers in pizza prep area interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues.
  • 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Establishment is open and operating selling food to the public. License expired on 02-01-2024. Operator renewed license during inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 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. For two employees. 1. Emmanuel Contero 2. Steve Kusteris

Inspection Date: 12/13/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8348579

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Repeat Violation Warning
  • 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Repeat Violation Warning
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Several cases stored on freezer floor. Discussed the need to store food a minimum of 6 inches. 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. Sanitizer 0ppm. Operator to utilize 3 comp sink for sanitizing Warning
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Tomato sauce held on counter 54F. Operator placed sauce in cooler. The sauce was on the counter less than 4 hours. Warning

Inspection Date: 8/23/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8320639

  • 14-09-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. All cutting boards on reach in coolers Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-23: **Time Extended**
  • 13-04-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-23: **Time Extended**
  • 13-03-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee put a hat on Corrected On-Site Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-23: Employee cutting peppers on cook line with no hair restraint on **Time Extended**
  • 36-17-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Throughout kitchen Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-23: **Time Extended**
  • 08B-17-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed produce stored above buckets of sauce in walk in cooler Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-23: **Time Extended**
  • 22-41-4:High Priority - - From initial inspection : 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. Dish machine at 0ppm, sanitizer solution container is empty, employee not able to find another one, employee set up 3 compartment sink to sanitize dishes **Corrective Action Taken** Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-23: Set up 3 compartment sink quaternary sanitizer at 200ppm, call was made to get dishwasher fixed **Time Extended**
  • 11-27-4:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Provided manager with DBPR HR 5030-104 **Corrective Action Taken** Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-23: **Time Extended**
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener soiled Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-23: **Time Extended**