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Licensee
Name: THE AVENUE License Number: SEA6216420
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 02/01/2025
Primary Status: Current Secondary Status: Active
Location Address: 330 1 AVE S
ST PETERSBURG, FL 33701

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Complaint Full 10/17/2023 Facility Temporarily Closed
Operations ordered stopped until violations are corrected.
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Violations:
A summary of the violations found during the inspection are listed below. The department cites violations of Florida's sanitation and safety laws, which are based on the standards of U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Food Code. High Priority violations are those which could contribute directly to a foodborne illness or injury and include items such as cooking, reheating, cooling and hand-washing. Intermediate violations are those which, if not addressed, could lead to risk factors that contribute to foodborne illness or injury. These violations include personnel training, documentation or record keeping and labeling. Basic violations are those which are considered best practices to implement. While most establishments correct all violations in a timely manner (often during the inspection), the division's procedures are designed to compel compliance with all violations through follow-up visits, administration action or closure when necessary.
Violation    Observation
22-20-5    Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of ice machine by restrooms is soiled with mold like substance. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
16-03-4    Basic - Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine. Interior of dish machine is soiled with food debris buildup. **Warning**
16-21-4    Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. Top of dish machine is soiled with food and hard water debris. **Warning**
51-11-4    Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. CO2 tanks by frozen drink machine in rear bar area are not properly secured. **Warning**
36-34-5    Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling in kitchen is soiled with grease condensation. **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 in kitchen. **Warning**
40-06-5    Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Speaker and phone stored on prep table. **Warning**
13-03-4    Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee engaged in food preparation in kitchen with no hair restraint. **Warning**
36-22-4    Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water on floor behind fryers in kitchen. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-17-5    Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Floor tiles in kitchen are cracked and in disrepair next to fryers. **Warning**
33-19-4    Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. **Warning**
36-24-5    Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Holes in wall in kitchen between dishwasher and reach in cooler. **Warning**
36-68-5    Basic - Hood ventilation system inadequate as evidenced by grease accumulation on walls/ceiling. Grease condensation on ceiling and on walls of kitchen. **Warning**
10-12-5    Basic - In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Ice scoop is stored top of ice machine and top of ice machine is dirty. **Warning**
10-17-4    Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knife stored in between doors of roll top cooler on cook line. **Warning**
10-20-4    Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs stored on oven handles. Manager removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
22-08-4    Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Pizza ovens just inside door of kitchen has built up food debris. **Warning**
23-03-4    Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on reach in coolers have built up food debris. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
33-16-4    Basic - Open dumpster lid. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
21-44-1    Basic - Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitizer bucket in kitchen stored on stove cooktop. **Warning**
36-27-5    Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Walls in kitchen are soiled with food and grease condensation. **Warning**
29-11-4    Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Pipe from dishwasher in kitchen leaks onto the floor. **Warning**
12A-07-5    High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee in kitchen began working with food by donning gloves but not washing hands first. **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 kitchen not landing on food or food contact surfaces. 4 live flies in rear bar area not landing on food or food contact surfaces. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
22-53-4    High Priority - Quaternary ammonium sanitizer used to sanitize clean in place equipment not at proper minimum strength. Do not use equipment not properly sanitized. Sanitizer bucket in kitchen is at 0 ppm quaternary. **Warning**
35A-05-4    High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 1 live roach on three compartment sink. Manager killed and removed. Asked to sanitize the area and it has not been done. 18 live roaches underneath dish washer in kitchen. 2 live roaches on wall in kitchen in between washing machine and reach in cooler. **Warning**
03A-02-5    High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach in cooler underneath cooktop top drawer: American cheese (45F - Cold Holding) **Warning**
29-34-4    High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. No vacuum breaker on hose bib behind dish machine in kitchen. **Warning**
41-27-4    High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Wiping cloth solution at hostess stand exceeds 400 ppm quaternary. **Warning**
22-02-4    Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards on reach in coolers in kitchen have built up food debris. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
31A-09-4    Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wash sink in kitchen blocked by vacuum cleaner. Manager removed. Hand wash sink behind front bar area blocked by dish washer. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
31A-11-4    Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink in kitchen used to store chemical bottles and utensils. Manager removed. Hand wash sinks in bar areas used to burn ice. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
16-37-1    Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No test kit for either chlorine dish machine or for quaternary tablets. **Warning**
53B-13-5    Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
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