GOLDEN BEAR RESTAURANT
12540 STARKEY RD, LARGO, FL 33773
License #6209978
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Solid Health Score
How is this score calculated? →GOLDEN BEAR RESTAURANT in LARGO currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 86.2 out of 100 — a B grade — generally clean with some minor or moderate violations on record. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on March 25, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 15 total violations — 4 critical, 2 major, 9 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Inspection Completed - No Further Action
- [03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Salad cooler at counter - cut tomatoes (54F - Cold Holding); hard boiled eggs (52F - Cold Holding); blue cheese crumbles (56F - Cold Holding); cut lettuce (55F - Cold Holding). Cooler does not appear to be holding proper temp. Manager voluntarily discarded tomatoes, other items moved to coolers in kitchen. Manager called and scheduled service for cooler. Retemp - blue cheese 43F, hard boiled eggs 42
- [23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled
- [14-11-5] Equipment in poor repair. Torn cooler gaskets Salad cooler at front counter ambient temp 54F, not holding proper temp.
- [06-01-5] Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Whole turkeys thawing on prep table, moved to walk in cooler
- [10-17-4] In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Between coolers on cook line, removed
- [36-73-4] Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Accumulation of food debris under cook line
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