Eggtown
Last inspected: Apr 3, 2026
82
Score
Public records show nine inspections at Eggtown stretching back to 2024. Inspectors last stopped by on Apr 3, 2026. Low risk means the most recent visit produced few or no significant findings.
Violation counts have been trending down, averaging around four violations across recent inspections versus roughly seven violations before.
“Time/temperature control for safety food cold held” accounts for the largest share of issues, appearing three times across the record.
Eggtown's latest score of 82 sits above the Palm Harbor average of 74. The file should reassure diners considering a visit.
9
Inspections
0
Critical latest
2
Major latest
0
Minor latest
Inspection History
Apr 3, 2026
Routine - Food
2 major violations.
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Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Elona manager on duty with no manager certification **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2026-04-03: Elona manager on duty no food manager. **Time Extended**
53A-01-7
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener soiled **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2026-04-03: Can opener blade soiled. **Time Extended**
22-02-4
82
Mar 25, 2026
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 4 major violations. 2 minor violations.
View 10 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cooked sausage (47F - Cold Holding) in walk in cooler that was made yesterday, no temperature monitoring **Warning**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. **Warning**
01B-02-5
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 02/01/2026 **Warning**
50-17-3
High Priority - Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Chlorine sanitizer at 0ppm **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
22-49-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener soiled **Warning**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand sink on cook line blocked by garbage can, garbage can removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31A-09-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand sink in dish area used to fill bucket **Warning**
31A-11-4
Intermediate - Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Elona manager on duty with no manager certification **Warning**
53A-01-7
Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Warning**
13-04-4
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Warning**
13-03-4
33
Dec 19, 2025
Routine - Food
1 minor violation.
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Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Shelves in walk in cooler rusted. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-12-19: **Time Extended**
14-17-4
95
Dec 11, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 11 minor violations.
View 16 violations
High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee used on phone on cook line, put on gloves without washing hands. **Warning**
12A-07-5
High Priority - Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dish machine measured at 0ppm. Had operator set up three compartment sink and discontinue use of dish machine. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
22-49-4
High Priority - Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands. Employee washed hands for 4 seconds. Discussed with operator proper handwashing techniques **Warning**
12A-17-4
Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No chemical test kit for 3 compartment sink or dish machine **Warning**
16-37-1
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unlabeled spray bottle of sanitizer in wait station. Operator labeled bottle. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
41-17-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on prep table in kitchen. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
40-06-5
Basic - Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Employee we drinking from open container while walking to ware washing area from kitchen. **Warning**
12B-12-5
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage on prep table in cook line. Employee drinks on prep table in wait station **Warning**
12B-07-4
Basic - Dishmachine not washing/rinsing properly. Must wash, rinse and sanitize all dishware, equipment and utensils in three-compartment sink until dishmachine is functioning properly. Dish machine not dispensing any sanitizer even though sanitizer is full. Operator contacted eco lab. **Warning**
16-55-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Oil and butter Bottles on cook line not labeled. **Warning**
02D-01-5
Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Shelves in walk in cooler rusted. **Warning**
14-17-4
Basic - Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed when not in operation. Back door of restaurant swinging open from wind. **Warning**
35B-04-4
Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice bucket not inverted. Operator inverted bucket **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
24-05-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelves in ware washing area soiled **Warning**
23-03-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Pickles spears stored on floor in walk in cooler. Box of tortillas stored on floor of walk in freezer operator moved to proper area. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08B-38-4
Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee on cook line lacking beard guard. **Warning**
13-04-4
30
Apr 22, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations.
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High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. butter packs (67F - Cold Holding) sitting on counter on ice. Employee states it was not on ice for a short period of time. Butter was relocated to the cooler. Discussed Time as a Public Health Control option and will email operator. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-04-22: Butter 65F sitting on ice for less than 4 hours. Operator relocated back into the cooler. Discussed time as a public health and emailed form. **Time Extended** **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Operator refilled, second test 400ppm **Corrected On-Site** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-04-22: Over 500ppm quaternary. Strip turned bright blue. Operator refilled and corrected to 200ppm. **Time Extended** **Corrected On-Site**
41-27-4
74
Apr 10, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations.
View 3 violations
High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Operator refilled, second test 400ppm **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
41-27-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. butter packs (67F - Cold Holding) sitting on counter on ice. Employee states it was not on ice for a short period of time. Butter was relocated to the cooler. Discussed Time as a Public Health Control option and will email operator. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dish machine was ran 3 times. All tests were 0ppm. Discontinue use of dish machine until it is sanitizing properly. Operator set up 3 compartment sink. **Warning**
22-41-4
64
Feb 3, 2025
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Dec 3, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 6 violations
High Priority - Nonexempt fish offered raw or undercooked has not undergone proper parasite destruction. Fish must be fully cooked or discarded. Operator obtained parasite construction on cold smoked salmon **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
01D-01-5
Intermediate - Menu contains an item made with a raw/undercooked animal food as an ingredient and description of item does not inform consumer of raw/undercooked animal food ingredient. Raw eggs in eggs Benedict not identified on menu. **Warning**
02B-04-5
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. A pot of boiled eggs in handwashing sink. Cook removed boiled eggs from sink. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31A-11-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee removed beverage from prep table **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone stored on prep table, cook removed cell phone from prep table. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
40-06-5
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Squeeze bottles on cook line containing food removed from its original container not labeled with common name. Operator labeled bottles during inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
02D-01-5
61
Apr 17, 2024
Food-Licensing Inspection
No violations found.
100
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Eggtown last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Eggtown on file is from Apr 3, 2026. The public record contains nine inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Eggtown?
Across the inspection record, “time/temperature control for safety food cold held” has been cited three times, more than any other issue at Eggtown.
How does Eggtown compare to other restaurants in Palm Harbor?
Eggtown most recently scored 82 out of 100, which is higher than the Palm Harbor average of 74.
Has Eggtown's inspection record improved over time?
Yes. Recent inspections at Eggtown have averaged around four violations per visit, down from roughly seven earlier in the record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at Eggtown means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.
How often is Eggtown inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Eggtown is inspected around five times per year on average.
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