The Pearl Tampa
823 Water St Ste C100, Tampa, FL 33602 · Permanent Food Service · License 3919070
What drove the grade
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41°F.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Aug 14 routine inspection3 high priority (2 no follow-up needed, 1 fixed on the spot)-9
- Safety score91
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitAug 14, 2026 No follow-up needed
Met the state's inspection standards; the inspector didn't need to come back. Any violations cited still count toward the grade.
3 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority3
Code 03, Food out of temperature: Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41°F.
Brussels 48°F cut tomatoes 47°F sour cream 47°F broccoli 46°F cut lettuce 57°F cook corn 44°F reach in cooler on cooks line across flat top cooled down to 43°F Reach in cooler by oysters goat cheese 46°F butter milk 46°F anchovies 46°F boiled egg 46°F cook corn 46°F whip cream 46°F manager added ice to all tcs foods cooled down to 43°F
Fixed on the spot
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135°F.
Steam table corn puree 126°F
Code 12, Handwashing and hygienic practices: Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food.
Employee touched phone then put gloves on no hand washing to cut avocados
Reading this report
Priority levels
- High priority The problems most likely to make someone sick directly.
- Intermediate Could lead to a high-priority problem if not fixed.
- Basic Best practices and general upkeep.
Terms in the inspectors’ reports
- Time/temperature control for safety food
- Food that has to be kept hot, at 135°F or above, or cold, at 41°F or below, to stay safe: meat, seafood, eggs, dairy, cooked rice and beans, cut melons and the like.