TARPON POINT GRILL & MARINA

Name: TARPON POINT GRILL & MARINA
Address: 121 PLAYMORE DR, VENICE, FL, 34293, US
Rating: 66.8

121 PLAYMORE DR, VENICE, FL 34293

License #6803955

🍽️ American ℹ️

66.8 Grade F / 100

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June 19, 2026 · 9 findings · 3 critical

Routine - Food

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TARPON POINT GRILL & MARINA in VENICE currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 66.8 out of 100 — an F grade — a serious pattern of repeat or critical violations. This restaurant has been inspected 6 times from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on June 19, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 42 total violations — 9 critical, 7 major, 26 minor.

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Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
[14-11-5] Equipment in poor repair. Observed the lowboy cooler doors on the cook line in poor repair.
[10-14-5] Ice buckets stored on floor between uses near the ice machine at the outside bar. The operator properly stored the ice buckets.
[31B-04-4] No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees behind the bar.
[25-05-4] Single-service articles improperly stored. Observed plastic cups and plastic utensils stored on the floor in the storage closet. The operator properly stored the single-use items.
[09-01-4] Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed an employee handle cucumbers with bare hands while cutting. The employee voluntarily discarded the cucumbers.
[08B-56-4] Food stored in ice used for drinks. Observed white plastic juice containers stored in drink ice behind the bar. The operator discarded the ice.
[08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw fish and raw shrimp stored over packaged french fries in the stand-up cooler on the cook line. Observed raw walleye stored over cut onions in the walk in cooler. The operator properly stored the raw foods.
[31A-09-4] Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed the handwashing sink on the cook line blocked with soiled pans. The operator removed the pans allowing access to the hand sink.
[53B-05-5] 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.

Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
[12B-07-4] Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee beverage on slicer at end of cooks line. Repeat 9-25-23
[13-04-4] Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation.
[13-03-4] Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
[25-06-4] Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Observed coffee filters at wait station not inverted or protected. Operator inverted filters.
[01B-13-4] Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Observed hose lines for soda gun,going through tub holding drink ice are heavily soiled with mold-like substance. Issued stop sale for 30lbs of ice contaminated by soiled hose lines. Observed operator voluntarily dispose of ice and clean hose lines before refill with fresh ice.
[01B-02-5] Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed 12 sour cream souffle cups cold holding at 60F at wait staff station on cooks line. Observed 1 quart made onsite blue cheese dressing made with fresh blue cheese cold holding at 52F at wait staff station on cooks line. Observed stated items had been removed from Walk-in cooler at 10:30 am. Operator voluntarily disposed of items.
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed 12 sour cream souffle cups cold holding at 60F at wait staff station on cooks line. Observed 1 quart made onsite blue cheese dressing made with fresh blue cheese cold holding at 52F at wait staff station on cooks line. Observed stated items had been removed from Walk-in cooler at 10:30 am. Operator voluntarily disposed of items.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed hose lines for soda gun,going through tub holding drink ice are heavily soiled with mold-like substance. Issued stop sale for 30lbs of ice contaminated by soiled hose lines. Observed operator voluntarily dispose of ice and clean hose lines before refill with fresh ice.