Izakaya Moto
2901 Tyrone Blvd N, St. Petersburg, FL 33710 · Permanent Food Service · License 6217192
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitLicensing inspection
- First visitOct 12, 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.
8 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority1
Code 29, Plumbing and backflow prevention: Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb.
-mop sink faucet has no vacuum breaker or backflow prevention devices
Intermediate1
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.
-cutting boards on prep cooler on cookline heavily stained.
Basic6
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
-cutting boards on prep cooler on cookline grooved
Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair.
Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Walk in cooler 49°F ambient, no food currently being stored inside. Minutes later we returned to walk in cooler and it had ambient temperature of 40°F. I advised operator to keep an eye on this unit and not store foods inside if it cannot hold foods at 41°F and below.
Code 16, Dishwashing facilities and test kits: Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine.
Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
-reach in freezer on cookline gaskets soiled with black substance
Code 35, Insects, rodents, pests and animals: Dead roaches on premises.
2 dead roaches in wait station areas 4 dead roaches in warewash area 1 dead roach in triple sink 2 dead roaches in room with soda machine Operator cleaned and sanitized all areas.
Fixed on the spot
Code 36, Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation: Floors not maintained smooth and durable.
-grout between tiles throughout kitchen is recessed, cracked and crumbling
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.
- Food-contact surface
- Anything food touches, such as cutting boards, utensils, counters and the inside of ice machines.
- Nonfood-contact surface
- Surfaces food doesn’t touch, such as the outsides of equipment, handles and door gaskets.
- Vacuum breaker, backflow
- Plumbing parts that keep dirty water, such as from a mop sink hose, from flowing back into the clean water supply.
- Ambient temperature
- The air temperature inside a cooler or holding unit, rather than the food’s own.