St. Petersburg, Pinellas County

IL RITORNO

449 CENTRAL AVE STE 101, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

FoodSeating
Latest violations
4
2 Intermediate
Dec 22, 2025
City
St. Petersburg
County
Pinellas
Status
Current / Active
Inspections
13

Violation history

Florida violations grouped by priority level over time.

Inspection history

Florida inspections are violation-priority based, with high priority, intermediate, and basic counts shown separately.

Dec 22, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 2Basic: 2Total: 4

01C-05-4

Detail 24268981

Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not maintained in chronological order according to the last date they were served in the establishment. Inside large envelope all together.

02B-01-5

Detail 24268979

Intermediate - Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. The Sugar wood drink, two suns into the sunset drink. Printed new menu during inspection. Corrected On-Site

21-05-5

Detail 24268982

Basic - Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Pasta in fridge in back prep area wrapped in wiping cloth. Employee removed Corrected On-Site

36-22-4

Detail 24268980

Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Near ice machine

Jun 17, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 2Intermediate: 2Basic: 1Total: 5

22-41-4

Detail 23829407

High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Reading 0 ppm. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Operator primed dishmachine. Rechecked reading. Chlorine 50 ppm. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

35A-02-7

Detail 23829406

High Priority - Live, small flying insects found. 1 live fly underneath hand wash sink in bar area. Fly did not land on food or food contact surfaces.

22-02-4

Detail 23829405

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards on reach-in coolers on cooks line are soiled with with food debris between cracks.

31B-03-4

Detail 23829409

Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink in warewashing area. Operator provided soap. Corrected On-Site

14-11-5

Detail 23829408

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Bottom shelf of prep table on cooks line is rusted.

Nov 20, 2024

Routine - Food

Warning Issued

High Priority: 2Intermediate: 2Basic: 4Total: 8

22-41-4

Detail 23374021

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 is currently sanitizing at 0 ppm chlorine. Operator replace empty sanitizer bucket. Dish machine is. Ow sanitizing at 100 ppm chlorine. Corrected On-Site Warning

08A-05-6

Detail 23374015

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef over cooked pasta in upright reach in freezer not all commercially packaged. Operator stored correctly. Corrected On-Site Warning

31A-11-4

Detail 23374020

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink in rear prep area used to dump ice. Warning

31B-03-4

Detail 23374018

Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink in kitchen. Owner replaced. Corrected On-Site Warning

16-21-4

Detail 23374017

Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. Warning

24-05-4

Detail 23374016

Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice buckets in rear prep area not inverted for protection. Warning

12B-13-4

Detail 23374019

Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee beverage in reach in freezer in rear prep area. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site Warning

03G-54-1

Detail 23374014

Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food packaged using a reduced oxygen method without a HACCP plan not removed from its package within 48 hours after packaging. Restaurant vacuum seals cooked meats and had time stamp and date mark, but not removed from packaging in 48 hours. Warning

May 15, 2024

Routine - Food

Call Back - Complied

Intermediate: 1Basic: 1Total: 2

31A-10-4

Detail 22874417

Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Equipment drain line draining into handwash sink. Drain line from walk in cooler empties into hand wash sink by dish machine. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-05-15: Time Extended

03G-53-1

Detail 22874418

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food packaged using a reduced oxygen method without a HACCP plan not properly labeled with the production time and date. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-05-15: Operator is submitting HAACP plan. Time Extended

May 13, 2024

Routine - Food

Warning Issued

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 2Basic: 5Total: 8

03A-02-5

Detail 22869506

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach in cooler on far side of cook line: cut leafy greens (58F - Cold Holding); cut tomatoes (58F - Cold Holding); cooked shrimp (58F - Cold Holding) Manager put items on ice. In walk in cooler: Fish (48F - Cold Holding); Beef (48F - Cold Holding); Poultry (48F - Cold Holding) Manager put items on ice. Warning

31A-10-4

Detail 22869508

Intermediate - Equipment drain line draining into handwash sink. Drain line from walk in cooler empties into hand wash sink by dish machine. Warning

31A-11-4

Detail 22869503

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink behind bar used to dump ice. Warning

50-09-4

Detail 22869509

Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Warning

10-20-4

Detail 22869510

Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs on oven handle in kitchen. Warning

10-07-4

Detail 22869507

Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Utensils in standing water of 84 F next to ice machine. Warning

51-13-4

Detail 22869504

Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Warning

03G-53-1

Detail 22869505

Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food packaged using a reduced oxygen method without a HACCP plan not properly labeled with the production time and date. Warning

Dec 8, 2023

Routine - Food

Call Back - Complied

Basic: 1Total: 1

31B-04-4

Detail 22497416

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No employees must wash hands sign at hand wash sink next to dish washer. Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-12-08: Time Extended

Dec 6, 2023

Routine - Food

Administrative complaint recommended

High Priority: 3Intermediate: 3Basic: 7Total: 13

03G-05-5

Detail 22491876

High Priority - Fish packaged in the establishment using a reduced oxygen method not bearing a label indicating that it is to be kept frozen until time of use. Kampachi fish is portioned frozen and vacuumed sealed but not labeled. Warning

35A-02-6

Detail 22491875

High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 5 live flies in rear dry goods storage area not landing on food or food contact surfaces. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

03B-01-6

Detail 22491882

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Lamb and cooked beef hot holding in sous vide at 130 F. Manager turned up heat to 135 F. Corrected On-Site Warning

02B-01-5

Detail 22491884

Intermediate - Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Velvet Sky drink on bar menu contains raw shelled egg and not identified on menu. Warning

03F-10-5

Detail 22491874

Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Butter held out of temperature and on time on cook line but not written procedures. Inspector emailed copy of Time as a Public Health Control paperwork. Repeat Violation Warning

03G-06-5

Detail 22491872

Intermediate - Reduced oxygen packaged food lacking bold type on contrasting background, or other required information. Lamb is vacuumed sealed with no item description or date marking. Warning

22-20-5

Detail 22491878

Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of ice machine in kitchen has mold like substance. Warning

14-01-5

Detail 22491881

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl used to scoop flour in rear dry goods storage area. Manager removed. Corrected On-Site Warning

13-04-4

Detail 22491880

Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employees engaged in food preparation with no beard guard. Warning

10-20-4

Detail 22491877

Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs stored on oven handles in kitchen. Warning

31B-04-4

Detail 22491879

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No employees must wash hands sign at hand wash sink next to dish washer. Repeat Violation Warning

33-16-4

Detail 22491873

Basic - Open dumpster lid. Manager closed lid. Corrected On-Site Warning

02D-01-5

Detail 22491883

Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour removed from original container in storage are not labled. Manager labeled. Corrected On-Site Warning

Jun 20, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 4Intermediate: 1Basic: 1Total: 6

09-01-4

Detail 22071929

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. Employee cutting scallions with bare hand contact. Scallions are to be used as a garnish only. No heat treatment. Employee washed hands and donned gloves.

35A-02-6

Detail 22071928

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.

03A-02-5

Detail 22071927

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Above reach in cooler along far wall of kitchen: butter (67F - Cold Holding) Manager states butter is held on time, but no time stamp or Time as a Public Health Control paperwork is available.

03F-02-5

Detail 22071930

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale.

03F-10-5

Detail 22071926

Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food.

31B-04-4

Detail 22071925

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No hand wash sign at hand wash sink in rear prep area.

Feb 21, 2023

Routine - Food

Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended

Intermediate: 1Total: 1

51-16-7

Detail 21800304

Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. Rear storage area is being used to prep food. Upon inspection, pasta was being made in rear dry goods storage area and no hand wash sink in dry goods storage area. Food prep will stop in this area until hand wash sink can be put in place and approved through plan review. Emailed Managers plan review contact information. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-02-21: Hand wash sink has been added and is functional, however, no updated plans have been submitted to Plan Review. Admin Complaint

Dec 21, 2022

Routine - Food

Warning Issued

Intermediate: 3Basic: 4Total: 7

31A-07-4

Detail 21656145

Intermediate - Handwash sink missing in warewashing or food preparation area. Rear storage area is being used to prep food. Upon inspection, pasta was being made in rear dry goods storage area and no hand wash sink in dry goods storage area. Food prep will stop in this area until hand wash sink can be put in place and approved through plan review. Emailed Managers plan review contact information. Warning

51-16-7

Detail 21656141

Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. Rear storage area is being used to prep food. Upon inspection, pasta was being made in rear dry goods storage area and no hand wash sink in dry goods storage area. Food prep will stop in this area until hand wash sink can be put in place and approved through plan review. Emailed Managers plan review contact information. Warning

02A-01-4

Detail 21656146

Intermediate - Raw or undercooked oysters offered and establishment has no consumer advisory sign provided on wall, menu, placard, table tent or by any other written means. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. No consumer advisory for raw oysters. Inspector emailed consumer advisory for raw oysters. Manager printed and displayed. Corrected On-Site Warning

22-20-5

Detail 21656144

Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Mold like substance on interior of ice machine just inside kitchen area. Warning

14-01-5

Detail 21656142

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl with no handle being used to scoop flour. Chef removed and replaced with a scoop with a handle. Corrected On-Site Warning

10-20-4

Detail 21656143

Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs on oven handle. Manager stored properly. Corrected On-Site Warning

10-07-4

Detail 21656147

Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Ice cream scoop in standing water of 74 F across from ice machine. Warning

Jul 12, 2022

Routine - Food

Call Back - Complied

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 1Total: 2

29-34-4

Detail 21185282

High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. No vacuum breaker on hose underneath dish machine used to fill mop bucket. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2022-07-12: Time Extended

22-02-4

Detail 21185281

Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Slicer in kitchen on front prep area has food debris build up. Pasta grinder in rear of establishment has food debris build up. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2022-07-12: Time Extended

May 12, 2022

Routine - Food

Warning Issued

High Priority: 2Intermediate: 4Basic: 4Total: 10

50-17-2

Detail 21083433

High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Operator went on line and renewed license. Corrected On-Site Warning

29-34-4

Detail 21083437

High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. No vacuum breaker on hose underneath dish machine used to fill mop bucket. Warning

01C-05-4

Detail 21083439

Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not maintained in chronological order according to the last date they were served in the establishment. Warning

22-02-4

Detail 21083442

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Slicer in kitchen on front prep area has food debris build up. Pasta grinder in rear of establishment has food debris build up. Warning

53B-14-5

Detail 21083441

Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. 4 employee training are expired. Warning

27-16-4

Detail 21083440

Intermediate - Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Hand wash sinks in both unisex bathrooms only reach a temperature of 80 F. Warning

08B-31-4

Detail 21083438

Basic - Food stored in undrained ice. Mussels in walk in cooler stored in tub with ice not in food grade bags. Warning

29-27-4

Detail 21083434

Basic - No mop sink or curbed cleaning facility provided at establishment. Warning

33-16-4

Detail 21083435

Basic - Open dumpster lid. Dumpster in rear alley has lid open. Manager closed dumpster lid. Corrected On-Site Warning

24-18-4

Detail 21083436

Basic - Silverware/utensils stored upright with the food-contact surface up. Clean utensils on dish rack across from walk in cooler not inverted for protection. Warning

Jan 20, 2022

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 2Total: 2

40-06-5

Detail 20799730

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone on prep table

16-46-4

Detail 20799729

Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.