St. Petersburg, Pinellas County

GUSTO ITALIANO RESTAURANT

1100 94 AVE N, St. Petersburg, FL 33702

FoodSeating
Latest violations
13
3 High Priority
Jan 2, 2025
City
St. Petersburg
County
Pinellas
Status
Ownership Changed
Inspections
2

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.

Jan 2, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 3Intermediate: 8Basic: 2Total: 13

22-49-4

Detail 23449420

High Priority - Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dish Machine Chlorine sanitizer testing at 0 PPM. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Discussed with PIC and server Debora.

12A-07-5

Detail 23449414

High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee on cook line answer personal phone with single service gloves on and change tasks to begin engaging in food preparation, touched clean plates and utensils.

08A-05-6

Detail 23449424

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shelled eggs stored above container of cooked pasta in walk in cooler. Raw shelled eggs were moved to bottom shelf. Corrected On-Site

11-07-5

Detail 23449415

Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. Discussed/emailed DBPR An Easy Way to Remember the "BIG 6" Foodborne Illnesses form with server Debora. Employee printed form at the time of inspection. Corrective Action Taken

22-02-4

Detail 23449421

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Slicer and can opener soiled with food debris. Reach in deli cooler cutting boards stained.

31B-02-4

Detail 23449423

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Missing at hand sink next to dish machine.

53B-01-5

Detail 23449422

Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. No proof of employee training certificate could be provided for server Debora N. serving food and PIC Elmira N. engaging in food preparation at the time of routine inspection.

11-26-1

Detail 23449419

Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. For employees Debora and Elmira. Inspector discussed/emailed DBPR Food Employee Reporting Agreement form. Corrective Action Taken

53B-13-5

Detail 23449417

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. Observed employee training certificate for cook Mithat Krasniqi 4/17/2024 through State Food Safety.

02C-02-5

Detail 23449418

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked lasagna, cooked pasta, and cooked sausage not date marked in walk in cooler. Inspector provided DBPR Date Marking form. Corrective Action Taken

53B-14-5

Detail 23449413

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. Observed expired employee training certificate for Alversa Ndoka 6/24/2021 through FLRA.

50-09-4

Detail 23449416

Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. License displayed in lobby area expired on 2/1/2024.

08B-38-4

Detail 23449425

Basic - Food stored on floor. Boxes of fryer oil stored on floor next to walk in cooler door.

Jan 25, 2024

Food-Licensing Inspection

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Basic: 1Total: 2

29-34-4

Detail 22590467

High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bib at outside hose bib.

32-04-4

Detail 22590468

Basic - Bathrooms located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors.