LITTLE THAI CAFE
1810 S PINELLAS AVE 1, TARPON SPRINGS, FL 34689
License #6214875
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LITTLE THAI CAFE in TARPON SPRINGS currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 52.9 out of 100 โ an F grade โ a serious pattern of repeat or critical violations. This restaurant has been inspected 8 times from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on October 28, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 45 total violations โ 13 critical, 10 major, 22 minor.
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The latest inspection on October 28, 2026 shows 11 observation rows: 2 critical, 2 major, and 7 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Disposition: Administrative complaint recommended
- [14-09-4] Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Grooved cutting boards in kitchen
- [22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board stained.
- [31A-11-4] Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Handwash sink used to fill bucket of water.
- [36-37-5] Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Ceiling tiles in kitchen are acoustic tiles. Not smooth and easily cleanable.
- [40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on food prep table in kitchen
- [02D-01-5] Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. No labels on sauces in kitchen.
- [22-20-5] Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of ice machine has accumulation of black mold like substance.
- [22-49-4] Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Establishment using chlorine dish machine. Measured at 0ppm. Instructed operator to use three compartment sink until dish machine is functioning. Instructed operator place sign on dish machine instructing employees to not use it. Operator set up three compartment sink with chlorine sanitizer measured at 100ppm.
- [12B-07-4] Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage on prep table in kitchen.
- [14-33-4] Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Shelves of reach in cooler has rust pitted to surface.
- [22-42-4] Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Measured at 0ppm. Operator obtained new sanitizer that measured at 100ppm
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