HALA GRILL

1423-1425 N BETTY LN, CLEARWATER, Pinellas County. DBPR licence 6218233. 11 inspection visits from 2023-11-29 to 2026-10-09.

Warning: inspector to returnLast visit, 2026-10-09: licensing inspection, 1 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 4 basic violations

3 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Pinellas County average that year (0 had none)

2emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2026-01-13)

0inspections prompted by a complaint

Emergency closures

From DBPR's weekly closure extracts, which cover 2025-12-29 to 2026-11-06 only. Reasons are DBPR's own wording.
Closed	Re-opened	Reason (DBPR)
2026-01-13	2026-01-14	No restrooms

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
2026-10-09	Licensing inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	1	4		5 areas 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 50 Current license properly displayed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2026-01-14	Follow-up visit	Closure follow-up: more time given DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Time Extension	0	2	1		2 areas 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2026-01-13	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	2	5	7	1.15	10 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x4) 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2025-04-18	Follow-up visit	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	0	2		1 area 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2025-04-18	Follow-up visit	Not yet allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Not Complied	1	0	3		2 areas 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2025-04-17	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	4	1	4	1.27	5 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x3) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 50 Current license properly displayed
2025-01-07	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	2		2 areas 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-01-03	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	2	3	1.27	5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x3) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-05-15	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	2	10	1.55	9 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean (x2) 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel 50 Current license properly displayed
2023-12-08	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	2		1 area 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2)
2023-11-29	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	1	3	1.55	3 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2)

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.