Hot Spot Diner
4045 N Tyrone Blvd #204, St Petersburg, FL 33709
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 4 of 5 graded inspections since 2024.
- Keeps coming up: Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized, cited 4 times, plus 10 other repeat issues.
- Last inspected Jul 30, 2026: failed with 9 violations, 1 critical.
- 5 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 5 visits
- 2026
- Failed Jul 30
Callback Reinspection
9 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
- Minor Wiping cloths; clean and soiled linens; laundry facilities
- Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Current license properly displayed
- Minor Employee health knowledge; ill/symptomatic employee present
- Minor Dishwashing facilities; chemical test kit(s); gauges
- Passed Jul 21
Routine Inspection
18 violations, 4 critical
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Critical Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
- Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
- Minor Employee health knowledge; ill/symptomatic employee present
- Minor Bare hand contact with ready-to-eat food; alternative operating procedure
- Minor Employee personal belongings
- Minor Wiping cloths; clean and soiled linens; laundry facilities
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Minor Approved source
- Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
- Minor Current license properly displayed
- Minor Dishwashing facilities; chemical test kit(s); gauges
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Passed Jan 30
Licensing Inspection
1 violation
- Minor Food and food equipment thermometers provided and accurate
- 2025
- Passed Jan 31
Routine Inspection
2 violations
- Minor Single-service and single-use items
- Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
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