CAVA MEZZE GRILL

1320 4 ST N, ST. PETERSBURG, Pinellas County. DBPR licence 6218402. 7 inspection visits from 2023-09-29 to 2026-03-02.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-03-02: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

1 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Pinellas County average that year (3 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

0inspections 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
2026-03-02	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0	1.15
2025-09-04	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0	1.15
2025-03-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	1	1.27	3 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
2024-08-21	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	3	1.27	4 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 50 Current license properly displayed
2024-02-13	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	6	1.55	6 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 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 (x2) 50 Current license properly displayed
2023-12-01	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	2	2		3 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 11 Personnel with infections restricted 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2)
2023-09-29	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	4	7	1.55	10 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 11 Personnel with infections restricted 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)

The food: where these dishes come from

Cava is known for hummus and falafel. The stories are about the dishes, not the brand, and live on PlateTales.

This is a Cava location. How Cava's 31 Florida stores compare with their counties.

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.