Doc Ford's Rum Bar & Grille

610 2 Ave Ne, St Petersburg, FL 33701

Passed · Jul 29, 2026 Directions
71
Fair BiteKarma score 71 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Passed 7 of 7 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Jul 29, 2026: passed with 10 violations, 3 critical.
  • Keeps coming up: Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized, cited 7 times, plus 12 other repeat issues.
  • 10 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 7 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Jul 29

    Complaint Inspection

    10 violations, 3 critical
    • Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
    • Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
    • Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
    • Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
    • Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
    • Minor Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
    • Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
    • Minor Approved source
    • Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
  3. Passed Apr 1

    Routine Inspection

    5 violations
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
    • Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Minor Dishwashing facilities; chemical test kit(s); gauges
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
  4. 2025
  5. Passed Nov 13

    Callback Reinspection

    2 violations
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  6. Passed Nov 10

    Routine Inspection

    4 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
    • Minor Approved source

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