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Licensee
Name: NINE SPICES HOT POT License Number: SEA6217511
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 02/01/2026
Primary Status: Current Secondary Status: Active
Location Address: 6851 66 ST N
PINELLAS PARK, FL 33781

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Routine - Food 04/17/2024 Met Inspection Standards
During This Visit
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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 both ice machine/bins in kitchen and soda machine ice chute in wait station area. **Repeat Violation**
16-03-4    Basic - Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine. **Repeat Violation**
16-21-4    Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine.
14-09-4    Basic - All cutting boards in kitchen has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Repeat Violation**
14-01-5    Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Single-serve bowls without handles are stored in container of cornstarch on shelf in dry-storage room. Operator removed bowls. **Corrected On-Site**
51-11-4    Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks stored in dry-storage room not adequately secured.
36-36-4    Basic - Ceiling tile missing near office in kitchen.
32-12-5    Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
35A-03-4    Basic - Dead roaches on premises. 2 dead roaches on floor along wall near rear exit door in kitchen. Operator discarded roaches. Cleaned and sanitized area. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-49-4    Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public in walk-in cooler.
14-11-5    Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Bottom shelf of prep tables near cooks line are rusted. Shelves are rusted in warewashing area. **Repeat Violation**
35B-01-4    Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
14-69-4    Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezers in kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
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 rice in container on shelf in dry-storage.
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. Tong handle touching raw beef in container on shelf in walk-in cooler. Operator removed tongs. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-04-4    Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees in warewashing and bar area. Will email DBPR Form 5030-111. Employees must wash hands. **Repeat Violation**
25-32-4    Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. chicken base containers used to store food in upright cooler near dry-storage.
08B-12-5    Basic - Stored food not covered. Food stored in conveyor belt not covered. Shelf in dry-storage room a. Cornstarch b. Sugar c. Rice. Operator covered items. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
25-02-4    Basic - Unwrapped single-service utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched. Unwrapped spoon food contact surface not inverted. Operator removed spoon. **Corrected On-Site**
14-17-4    Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. **Repeat Violation**
36-24-5    Basic - Wall tiles are cracked in warewashing area.
21-07-4    Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution in wait station area not at proper minimum strength. Reading 10ppm. Employee added chlorine. Re checked. 50ppm **Corrected On-Site**
21-38-4    Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution in wait station area stored on the floor.
01B-01-4    High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 5lb can of hoisin sauce is dented around seam. **Repeat Violation**
29-34-4    High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb in n faucet in warewashing area.
01C-05-4    Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not maintained in chronological order according to the last date they were served in the establishment. **Repeat Violation**
01C-03-4    Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. Will email DBPR HR 5022-106. Shellfish Tag Guidance. **Repeat Violation**
02C-03-5    Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Tofu removed from original packaging for more than 24 hours not date-marked. Will email DBPR Form 5030-049. Date Marking. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4    Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda machine diffusers soiled in wait station area.
31A-11-4    Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Plastic container stored in bowl of hand wash sink next to three-compartment sink. Employee removed container. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-05-4    Intermediate - Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels at hand wash sink next to three-compartment sink, cooks line, and prep area. Operator cleared jammed paper towels dispensers. **Corrected On-Site**
41-17-4    Intermediate - Spray bottle in wait station area containing toxic substance not labeled. **Repeat Violation**
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