BAJA'S SOUTHERN STYLE COOKING AND CATERING

1838 49 ST SOUTH, ST PETERSBURG, Pinellas County. DBPR licence 6217682. 8 inspection visits from 2023-07-20 to 2026-10-29.

More time givenLast visit, 2026-10-29: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 9 basic violations

1 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Pinellas County average that year (2 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

1inspections 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
2026-10-29	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	0	1	9		7 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 50 Current license properly displayed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2026-10-28	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	4	2	9	1.13	11 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean (x2) 28 Sewage and wastewater disposed properly 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 50 Current license properly displayed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-10-28	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	5	1.15	4 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded
2025-03-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	2	1.27	3 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-11-14	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	3	1	1.27	3 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x3) 03 Food Out of Temperature 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2024-04-19	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	2		2 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2024-01-23	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	2	4	1.55	6 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2023-07-20	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	2		2 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean

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.