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PEPOS CUBAN CAFE

9939 4 ST N, ST. PETERSBURG, FL 33702

License #6215181

🌴 Cuban/Caribbean ℹ️ Categories are auto-assigned based on restaurant names and may not be 100% accurate
Quick take

PEPOS CUBAN CAFE in ST. PETERSBURG currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 84.8 out of 100 — a C grade — a noticeable pattern of violations across recent inspections. This restaurant has 3 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on February 25, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 18 total violations — 2 critical, 4 major, 12 minor.

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Inspection coverage
67%
Imported observations
18
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  • Inspection Completed - No Further Action
  • [14-12-4] Utensils in poor condition. Using duck tap for Handle of meat hammer. Employee discarded
  • [21-17-4] Clean linens stored on floor. Bags of clean linens on floor near box soda
  • [23-24-4] Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Handles of large oven employee cleaned
  • [50-17-3] Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. 2-1-26
  • [08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Bucket of bananas on floor. Employee moved walk in cooler
  • [22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards soiled cook line wood
  • [02C-02-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Soup in walk in cooler made three days ago. Employee dated during inspection talk to employee regarding date marking programs.
  • [24-06-4] Clean utensils or equipment stored in dirty drawer or rack. Rusty shelves drying rack
  • [36-27-5] Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Cook, line behind wood
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PEPOS CUBAN CAFE has some meaningful issues on record. Would you still eat here?

C record

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