Positano's
Last inspected: Dec 11, 2025
14
Score
Positano's, located at 3309 Tampa Rd in Palm Harbor, Florida, underwent a high-risk inspection on December 11, 2025, resulting in a score of 14. This inspection identified 5 critical, 4 major, and 16 minor violations, including issues with soiled ceiling vents, grooved cutting boards, and a dented can of red peppers. Historically, Positano's has maintained mostly medium-risk scores across its seven recorded inspections.
7
Inspections
5
Critical latest
4
Major latest
16
Minor latest
Inspection History
Dec 11, 2025
Complaint Full
5 critical violations. 4 major violations. 16 minor violations.
14
Jun 19, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
55
Feb 26, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation.
74
Mar 12, 2024
Food-Licensing Inspection
No violations found.
100
Jun 9, 2023
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
70
Dec 14, 2022
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 6 minor violations.
67
Aug 11, 2022
Routine - Food
1 minor violation.
95
Violations — Dec 11, 2025 Inspection
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Vents on cook line soiled. **Warning**
36-34-5
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards on cook line grooved. **Warning**
14-09-4
Basic - Damaged/spoiled/recalled food not properly segregated. Dented 6.3lb can of red peppers. **Warning**
08B-20-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage on prep table in kitchen. Operator removed beverage **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Employee wearing bracelets and watch while preparing food. **Warning**
13-07-4
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Door near cook line has a gap. **Warning**
35B-01-4
Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water on floor outside ice machine and walk in cooler. Standing water outside cooler in prep area. **Warning**
36-22-4
Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Floor tiles throughout kitchen missing and in disrepair **Warning**
36-17-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. Rice and oil stored on floor in dry storage. Raw meat and seafood stored on floor in walk in freezer. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-38-4
Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Wall cracked with exposed concrete on cook line near hand wash sink. Hole in wall under hand wash sink in prep area. **Warning**
36-24-5
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs on pizza oven handle and oven handle on cook line. **Warning**
10-20-4
Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Provided operator with choking poster. Operator hung and displayed poster. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
51-13-4
Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels stuck on containers on drying rack in ware washing area **Warning**
16-46-4
Basic - Twenty (20) foot-candles of light not provided inside equipment where food is stored. Reach in cooler in prep area unlit. **Warning**
38-08-4
Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Shelves in walk in cooler rusted. **Warning**
14-17-4
Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Walls in kitchen soiled **Warning**
36-27-5
High Priority - Air gap between water supply inlet and flood rim of equipment/sink is less than one inch. Air gap less then one inch under dish machine. **Warning**
29-44-4
High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Dented 6.3lb can of red peppers. **Warning**
01B-01-4
High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Brought dirty dishes to the dish washer then returned to line. No hand wash or glove change, **Warning**
12A-13-4
High Priority - Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands. Employee washed hands for less then ten seconds. **Warning**
12A-17-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef over ready to eat food in walk in. Operator moved beef. Raw veal, raw beef, and raw chicken over ready to eat in freezer. **Warning**
08A-05-6
Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Emailed form HR 5030-104 **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
11-27-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda gun in bar soiled with debris. Operator cleaned soda gun. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
22-02-4
Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Establishment as no food handler training. **Warning**
53B-01-5
Intermediate - Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. Operator added consumer advisory to menus. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
02B-02-5
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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