Sunset Grille
2996 Dr Martin Luther King Jr St N, St. Petersburg, FL 33704 · Permanent Food Service · License 6200448
What drove the grade
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.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Jul 17 routine inspection1 high priority (no follow-up needed, 1 repeat), 6 basic (1 repeat)-12
- Safety score88
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitJul 17, 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.
7 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority1
Code 03, Food out of temperature: 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.
Blanched French fries held on time at the cook-line is missing time stamp. Employees states items were almost at their four hour period and voluntarily discarded. Discussed requirements for utilizing time as a public health control.
Repeat violation
Basic6
Code 06, Food properly thawed: Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner.
Observed good beef thawing at room temperature. Item was still frozen and placed into refrigeration at the cookline to resume thawing
Fixed on the spot
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues.
Interior of reach-in coolers soiled with debris.
Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
Sides of flat top grill and fryers soiled with heavy accumulation of grease.
Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles.
Build up of reside on reach-in cooler door handles.
Code 36, Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation: Hood ventilation system inadequate as evidenced by grease accumulation on walls/ceiling.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris.
Heavy accumulation of debris of grease on floors behind the cookline
Repeat violation
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.
- Nonfood-contact surface
- Surfaces food doesn’t touch, such as the outsides of equipment, handles and door gaskets.