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TARPON FAMILY DINER

600 S PINELLAS AVE, TARPON SPRINGS, FL 34689

License #6215207

🍽️ American ℹ️
74 Grade C / 100

Mixed Health Record

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Latest inspection
September 25, 2026 · 14 findings · 5 critical
Routine - Food
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Inspections on file
2
Clean inspections
1
Callback visits
0
Latest clean pass
March 26, 2026

The latest inspection on September 25, 2026 shows 14 observation rows: 5 critical, 2 major, and 7 minor.

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  • Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
  • [08A-02-6] Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In chest freezer on cook line- raw Philly beef steaks, and chicken fried steak, unpackaged above onion rings, operator moved both to bottom of freezer.
  • [10-20-4] In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. On oven door, operator moved to shelf
  • [13-07-4] Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Wrist jewelry on cook, removed
  • [08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Fry oil on floor in prep room
  • [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. Dish machine 0ppm chlorine, corrected to 50 ppm
  • [35A-13-4] Pet dog permitted in outdoor dining area without local ordinance allowing pet dogs in outdoor dining areas. Discussed ordinance with manager on duty
  • [02C-03-5] Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. No date on delivery ham, hot dogs, corned beef, operator put dates on all.
  • [08B-54-4] Uncovered food stored near sink exposed to splash. In prep room - open bag of bread under soap dispenser, operator moved moved bread
  • [03F-02-5] 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. Butter pads removed from refrigeration at 8 am, operator put time on pan Cooked potatoes, no time marking, operator discarded .
  • [10-17-4] In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knives stored between reach in cooler and table, operator removed
  • [12A-09-4] Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Cook left kitchen, came back in and continued cooking, no glove change or hand wash .
  • [41-27-4] Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Chlorine sanitizer bucket on cook line greater than 200 ppm, corrected to 50 ppm
  • [25-32-4] Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Egg carton trays reused to hold bacon press, operator moved discarded
  • [21-44-1] Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. On floor in kitchen, moved to shelf
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