Taverna on the Bay
Last inspected: Jun 12, 2025
33
Score
Taverna on the Bay is a restaurant located at 5501 Gulf Blvd Ste 113, St Pete Beach, FL.
Health inspection records are available below. Check the inspection history and violations section for details on past inspections conducted by the local health department.
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Inspections
3
Critical latest
3
Major latest
7
Minor latest
Inspection History
Jun 12, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 3 major violations. 7 minor violations.
33
Feb 17, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 5 major violations. 5 minor violations.
17
Aug 22, 2023
Food-Licensing Inspection
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
82
Jan 20, 2023
Routine - Food
5 minor violations.
78
Violations — Jun 12, 2025 Inspection
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Outside walk in cooler- cooked octopus 47f, chicken skewers 47f, sour cream 46f,
01B-02-5
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Cup in rice.
14-01-5
Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. 6 each raw sea bass. 4 each raw salmon. 4 each raw grouper 7 each raw tuna. All found in reach in cooler under flat top grill.
06-09-1
Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. By back door.
36-17-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. Raw pork stored on floor in walk in cooler. Food stored on floor in walk in freezer. Food stored on floor in dry storage area.
08B-38-4
Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Reach in cooler across from fryers.
29-49-6
Basic - Stored food not covered. Ice cubes not covered in stand up freezer.
08B-12-5
Basic - Twenty (20) foot-candles of light not provided inside equipment where food is stored. Nonworking light in walk in cooler. I had to use my flashlight to take temperatures.
38-08-4
High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. 6 each raw sea bass. 4 each raw salmon. 4 each raw grouper 7 each raw tuna. All found in reach in cooler under flat top grill.
01B-13-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Outside walk in cooler- cooked octopus 47f, chicken skewers 47f, sour cream 46f,
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand sink next to three compartment sink used as dump sink with carrots in drain.
31A-11-4
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Pico,sliced tomatoes tzatziki.
02C-02-5
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