PETE & SHORTY'S

2820 GULF TO BAY BLVD, CLEARWATER, Pinellas County. DBPR licence 6213208. 8 inspection visits from 2023-11-13 to 2026-05-04.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-05-04: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 3 intermediate, 4 basic violations

0 of 4routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Pinellas County average that year (2 had none)

1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2024-05-22)

3inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Pinellas County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-05-04	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	3	4	1.15	7 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3) 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 45 Fire extinguishers - proper and sufficient (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-11-05	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	8		7 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x3) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-05-12	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	3	7	1.27	9 areas 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-12-10	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	6	1.27	5 areas 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2024-05-23	Complaint follow-up	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	0	0
2024-05-22	Complaint inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	1	0	0		1 area 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2024-03-06	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	3	9	1.55	10 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2023-11-13	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	3		3 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded

A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.