Tarpon Family Diner
Last inspected: Mar 26, 2026
100
Score
Public records show seven inspections at Tarpon Family Diner stretching back to 2022. On Mar 26, 2026, the health department conducted the most recent visit. Diners can read the low risk label as a sign that recent inspections have gone well.
Things have been moving in the right direction, with the rolling count dropping from around eight violations to closer to three violations per visit.
When inspectors have written things up, “cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable” has been the most frequent reason, cited four times.
The city-wide average for Tarpon Springs sits at 77, putting Tarpon Family Diner on the better side of that line. The file should reassure diners considering a visit.
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Inspections
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Inspection History
Mar 26, 2026
Food-Licensing Inspection
No violations found.
100
Apr 22, 2024
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
View 7 violations
High Priority - Gyro meat in a broiler that is turned off. Broiler turned on **Corrected On-Site**
03C-97-2
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. butter packets (48F - Cold Holding) in server cooler, operator put in freezer 42F **Corrected On-Site**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 02/01/2024 **Admin Complaint**
50-17-3
Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.
05-08-4
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Repeat Violation**
14-09-4
Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Repeat Violation**
13-04-4
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee put hair net on **Corrected On-Site**
13-03-4
50
Feb 2, 2024
Routine - Food
3 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. All reach in cooler and freezer gaskets soiled **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-02: **Time Extended**
23-03-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-02: **Time Extended**
13-04-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. All cutting boards **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-02: **Time Extended**
14-09-4
86
Jun 9, 2023
Complaint Partial
No violations found.
100
Apr 5, 2023
Complaint Full
4 major violations. 6 minor violations.
View 10 violations
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : 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. Discussed and provided handout pertaining to vomit and diarrheal events **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-03-30: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-03-31: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-04-05: **Time Extended**
11-27-4
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on cook line. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-03-30: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-03-31: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-04-05: **Time Extended**
22-02-4
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Handwash sink removed from food preparation/dishwashing area. Must be reinstalled in the same location where removed. Hand wash sink removed from dish machine area. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-03-30: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-03-31: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-04-05: Extended 7 days **Time Extended**
31A-04-4
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Discussed and provided employee agreement. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-03-30: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-03-31: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-04-05: **Time Extended**
11-26-1
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cook line **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-03-30: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-03-31: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-04-05: **Time Extended**
14-09-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Cove molding missing at floor and wall juncture behind front counter and prep/cook area. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-03-30: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-03-31: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-04-05: **Time Extended**
36-03-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Utility lines are unnecessarily exposed. Soiled utility lines running along walls. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-03-30: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-03-31: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-04-05: **Time Extended**
36-04-5
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Inoperable reach in cooler stored outside, inoperable ice machine stored in dry storage. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-03-30: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-03-31: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-04-05: **Time Extended**
33-31-5
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Reach in freezer heavy ice build up **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-03-30: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-03-31: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-04-05: **Time Extended**
14-69-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Cook line, prep area, storage areas **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-03-30: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-03-31: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-04-05: **Time Extended**
36-73-4
50
Feb 23, 2023
Complaint Full
4 critical violations. 4 major violations. 7 minor violations.
View 15 violations
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 02/01/2023
50-17-3
High Priority - Establishment using a sanitizer solution that does not meet the requirements specified in 40 CFR 180. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until approved sanitizer is available for warewashing. Establishment is using lemon scented off brand bleach for sanitizer, operator went to store and came back Roth the proper sanitizer for food contact surfaces **Corrected On-Site** **Admin Complaint**
22-48-5
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. Employee putting dirty dishes in dishwasher then handling clean dishes without washing hands
12A-13-4
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 chlorine sanitizer at 0ppm, operator set up 3 compartment sink to sanitize dishes **Corrective Action Taken**
22-41-4
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. Inspector provided operator with DBPR HR 5030-104 **Corrective Action Taken**
11-27-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener soiled
22-02-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At hand sink on cook line
31B-02-4
Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Inspector provided operator with DBPR Form HR 5030-103 **Corrective Action Taken**
11-26-1
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone and charger on shelf above prep table cutting board
40-06-5
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook and dishwasher have no hair restraints on
13-03-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler gasket on cook line torn
14-11-5
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice build up in reach in freezer on cook line
14-69-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler gaskets soiled
23-03-4
Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Feta cheese containers reused for food
25-32-4
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. All cutting boards
14-09-4
26
Jul 26, 2022
Complaint Full
3 major violations. 7 minor violations.
View 10 violations
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -Soiled prep tables - reach in cooler soiled **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2022-05-25: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2022-05-25: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2022-07-26: **Time Extended**
22-02-4
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : 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. Operator removed 3 compartment sink and installed dish machine, approximately 6 months ago Inspectors submitted plan review request, and operator will submit new plans. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2022-05-25: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2022-05-25: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2022-07-26: spoke to Tara at plan review, no plans have been submitted, operator states the bookkeeper was supposed to take care of it. Operators new plan is to remove dish machine and re install 3 compartment sink. **Admin Complaint**
51-16-7
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. No items date marked in long term cold storage. Ham, cooked potato, gyro meat, **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2022-05-25: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2022-05-25: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2022-07-26: **Time Extended**
02C-02-5
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Outside of cooking equipment soiled, outside of ice bin rusted. Reach in cooler gasket's **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2022-05-25: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2022-05-25: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2022-07-26: **Time Extended**
23-24-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Back area by soda rack **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2022-05-25: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2022-05-25: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2022-07-26: **Time Extended**
51-11-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Paint peeling in kitchen / prep area **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2022-05-25: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2022-05-25: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2022-07-26: **Time Extended**
36-32-5
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2022-05-25: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2022-05-25: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2022-07-26: **Time Extended**
50-09-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floor and wall junctures not coved in food preparation/storage/warewashing areas or bathroom. Throughout kitchen **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2022-05-25: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2022-05-25: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2022-07-26: **Time Extended**
36-08-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. -Floors under equipment soiled in kitchen. - walls in kitchen soiled. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2022-05-25: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2022-05-25: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2022-07-26: **Time Extended**
36-73-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Interior of ice machine/bin with rust that has pitted the surface **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2022-05-25: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2022-05-25: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2022-07-26: **Time Extended**
14-34-4
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Tarpon Family Diner last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Tarpon Family Diner on file is from Mar 26, 2026. The public record contains seven inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Tarpon Family Diner?
Across the inspection record, “cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable” has been cited four times, more than any other issue at Tarpon Family Diner.
How does Tarpon Family Diner compare to other restaurants in Tarpon Springs?
Tarpon Family Diner most recently scored 100 out of 100, which is higher than the Tarpon Springs average of 77.
Has Tarpon Family Diner's inspection record improved over time?
Yes. Recent inspections at Tarpon Family Diner have averaged around three violations per visit, down from roughly eight earlier in the record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at Tarpon Family Diner 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 Tarpon Family Diner inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Tarpon Family Diner is inspected around two times per year on average.
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