Rick's Reef
Last inspected: Dec 3, 2025
23
Score
Rick's Reef is a restaurant located at 6712 Gulf Blvd, St.Pete Beach, FL.
Health inspection records are available below. Check the inspection history and violations section for details on past inspections conducted by the local health department.
9
Inspections
5
Critical latest
3
Major latest
8
Minor latest
Inspection History
Dec 3, 2025
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 3 major violations. 8 minor violations.
23
Feb 10, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 5 minor violations.
47
Aug 29, 2024
Complaint Full
4 critical violations. 3 major violations. 15 minor violations.
19
Aug 29, 2024
Complaint Full
4 critical violations. 3 major violations. 15 minor violations.
19
Apr 8, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 5 minor violations.
32
Dec 19, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 11 minor violations.
22
Apr 10, 2023
Routine - Food
4 minor violations.
82
Aug 8, 2022
Complaint Full
1 minor violation.
95
Aug 8, 2022
Complaint Full
1 minor violation.
95
Violations — Dec 3, 2025 Inspection
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic drinking cup used as scoop in sugar container **Warning**
14-01-5
Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. (11) 8oz portions of commercially packaged ROP Mahi thawed in walk-in cooler. **Warning**
06-09-1
Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. License displayed expired 2-1-2025. License is current **Warning**
50-09-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Torn gaskets on reach-in coolers on cook line. **Warning**
14-11-5
Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Floors with unsealed concrete and cracks. Not smooth and easily cleanable **Warning**
36-11-4
Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knives stored between hand wash sink and wall. Manager relocated items **Warning**
10-17-4
Basic - Open dumpster lid. Manager closed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
33-16-4
Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Opened bottle of water inside reach-in cooler on cook line. Manager relocated. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12B-13-4
High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. (1) 10 can of ketchup (1) 10 can of cheese sauce (1) 10 can of Dijon mustard **Warning**
01B-01-4
High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dish machine tested at 0PPM. Manager reprimed unit and corrected to 50 ppm. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
22-41-4
High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. (11) 8oz portions of commercially packaged ROP Mahi thawed in walk-in cooler. **Warning**
01B-13-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Inside reach-in cooler under flat top grill: cut tomato (55F - Cold Holding); cut ham (51F - Cold Holding) Operator voluntarily discarded. Inside walk-in cooler: raw chicken (41F - Cold Holding); raw comminuted beef (43F - Cold Holding); cut tomato (43F - Cold Holding) Manager placed items on ice. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Establishment has written plans. Employee forgot to time stamp items. Manager instructed employee to mark with correct time. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03F-02-5
Intermediate - Chemical test kit not used to ensure proper sanitization of equipment and utensils when using a chemical sanitizer. Establishment has test strips but were not used to test sanitizer in dish machine evident by improper PPM. **Warning**
16-33-4
Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Open container of milk and butter milk in employee wait area not date marked when opened. Manager corrected. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
02C-03-5
Intermediate - Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
53B-05-5
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