Sponge City Brewing
Last inspected: Feb 24, 2026
67
Score
Sponge City Brewing, located at 501 S Pinellas Ave in Tarpon Springs, FL, underwent a moderate-risk inspection on February 24, 2026. The inspection identified one critical, one major, and three minor violations. Previous inspections at this establishment have generally been low-risk.
5
Inspections
1
Critical latest
1
Major latest
3
Minor latest
Inspection History
Feb 24, 2026
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
67
Apr 9, 2025
Routine - Food
1 major violation.
90
Jun 12, 2024
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
86
Apr 9, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 2 minor violations.
50
May 10, 2023
Food-Licensing Inspection
No violations found.
100
Violations — Feb 24, 2026 Inspection
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Open employee beverage at pass through shelf, next to napkins and silverware rolls, moved to bottom shelf. Employee beverage over prep table, prep in progress, moved to bottom shelf **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee food in beer cooler in bar on top of bottles of water, operator moved to walk in cooler. Discussed customer labeling of personal food. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-49-4
Basic - Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitizer bucket at expo above to go silverware packs And napkins, operator moved to bottom shelf **Corrected On-Site**
21-44-1
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray cans of Lysol over condiments at expo window, operator removed cans **Corrected On-Site**
41-10-4
Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Plans approved but air curtains not install over garage doors and no sliding doors at expo / pass through shelf. garage doors are closed today. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
51-16-7
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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