Weekly closure report
Emergency closures in Pinellas County
Sep 21 – 27, 2026
5 places were ordered closed, compared with 1 the week before.
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Checkers Drive Inn Rest #170
1877 Highland Ave, Clearwater · Pinellas County
ClosedClosed Sep 24, 2026
2 high-priority of 9 violations cited at the closing inspection:
- Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation ×2
- Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Clean equipment storage and air drying
- Sewage and wastewater disposal
- Restrooms
- Garbage and refuse
3 high-priority of 14 violations cited at the closing inspection:
- Insects, rodents, pests and animals ×3
- Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized ×2
- Non-food contact surfaces clean ×2
- Handwash sinks and supplies ×2
- Food protection and cross-contamination
- In-use utensils properly stored
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Discovery Indian Cuisine
38593 US 19 Ste 300, Palm Harbor · Pinellas County
ClosedClosed Sep 22, 2026
1 high-priority of 20 violations cited at the closing inspection:
- Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation ×4
- Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained ×3
- Food protection and cross-contamination ×2
- Clean clothes, hair restraints, jewelry ×2
- Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized ×2
- Handwash sinks and supplies ×2
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Pizzitalia's Clearwater
2481 McMullen Booth Rd Ste D, Clearwater · Pinellas County
Reopened Sep 23, 2026Closed Sep 22, 2026
1 high-priority of 3 violations cited at the closing inspection:
- Food protection and cross-contamination
- Insects, rodents, pests and animals
- Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation
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The Kitchen at Mastry's Brewing CO
7701 Blind Pass Rd, St.Pete Beach · Pinellas County
ReopenedClosed Sep 21, 2026
3 high-priority of 13 violations cited at the closing inspection:
- Food out of temperature ×2
- Thermometers provided and accurate ×2
- Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained ×2
- Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized ×2
- Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Plumbing and backflow prevention
Reopened this week after an earlier closure
Also this week: Tampa Bay · All of Florida
From the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation’s inspection records, refreshed every morning; a report can gain a late entry when the state publishes one.