The Boat Club
Last inspected: Jun 27, 2025
45
Score
The Boat Club has been inspected four times since 2022. The latest inspection on file is from Jun 27, 2025. A high risk tier suggests the facility had a rough recent inspection, with multiple violations on record.
Violation counts have been trending down, averaging around 15 violations across recent inspections versus roughly 26 violations before.
The pattern that stands out is “no plan review submitted”, which has been cited four times.
The Boat Club's latest score of 45 falls below the Tarpon Springs average of 77. Taken together, the history suggests a facility that has struggled with consistency.
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Inspections
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Critical latest
1
Major latest
14
Minor latest
Inspection History
Jun 27, 2025
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 14 minor violations.
View 15 violations
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 on file are not reflective of what the inspector is seeing at the establishment. There are no drain boards by the three compartment sink or splash guard between the hand wash sink and three compartment sink. There are two smokers/ grill outside on the porch on the east side of the building. There is an ice machine and what looks like an old dish machine in an outside bar area on the West side of the building. 2 small ice machines in kitchen area. Plans were submitted and were denied **Admin Complaint**
51-16-7
Basic - Accumulation of debris in three-compartment sink.
16-07-4
Basic - Bathroom door left open other than during cleaning or maintenance. Door open to outside **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
32-02-4
Basic - Bathroom facility not clean. Both bathrooms
32-07-5
Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. In white refrigerator **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08B-49-4
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors soiled throughout establishment
36-73-4
Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Insulation covering ceiling in food storage area, part of insulation has holes. Floors are uneven, holes to water underneath. **Repeat Violation**
36-11-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Can of bottled water on floor in kitchen area **Corrected On-Site** **Admin Complaint**
08B-38-4
Basic - No drainboards or equivalent provided for soiled items and/or air drying cleaned items. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
16-04-4
Basic - Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed when not in operation. Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Multiple screened in walls in the dining room torn. The establishment has multiple open gaps going to the outside ** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
35B-04-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Vertical 2 door cooler and keg cooler
22-16-4
Basic - Toilet leaking. Water dripping from back of toilet
29-02-4
Basic - Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Multiple unused items in multiple ares **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
33-31-5
Basic - Wood food-contact surface not properly sealed. Wood shelves in bar not cleanable **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
14-06-4
Basic - Screening is not 16-mesh to the inch. Window in dining room **Repeat Violation**
35B-13-4
45
Jun 27, 2024
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 8 major violations. 18 minor violations.
View 30 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. fried chicken (91F - Hot Holding) sitting on table in dining area for the past two hours, employee does not have any way of reheating food, there is only one crock pot in establishment that is used only for boiled peanuts and a charcoal grill/ smoker out back that is not is use at time of this inspection **Warning**
03B-01-6
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. **Warning**
29-42-4
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. fried chicken (91F - Hot Holding); coleslaw (81F - Cold Holding) **Warning**
01B-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. coleslaw (81F - Cold Holding) sitting on table in dining area **Warning**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification and no other certified food service manager employed at this location. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
53A-02-7
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels or hand wash sign in womens restroom No paper towels in mens restroom **Warning**
31B-02-4
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 on file are not reflective of what the inspector is seeing at the establishment. There are no drain boards by the three compartment sink or splash guard between the hand wash sink and three compartment sink. There are two smokers/ grill outside on the porch on the east side of the building. There is an ice machine and what looks like an old dish machine in an outside bar area on the West side of the building. Plans were submitted and were denied, spoke to Marie in plan review no plans have been submitted **Admin Complaint**
51-16-7
Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
05-08-4
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. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
53B-01-5
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 employee with printed copy of 5030-103, employee read and signed agreement **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
11-26-1
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. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
11-27-4
Basic - Wood food-contact surface not properly sealed. Bare wood shelves in bar area **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-06-4
Basic - Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. **Warning**
32-04-4
Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Sandwiches, containers of food made at home, marshmallows, chips in reach in cooler that is all employee items. Discussed with bartenders proper storage of personal food. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-49-4
Basic - Employee smoking in a food preparation, storage or warewashing area. Employee smoking behind bar in ware washing area **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
12B-10-4
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back door and front door **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
35B-01-4
Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Walls are partially screened in the dining room by the front door in the dining room, the kitchen is open into the dining room. The floors are unsealed wood. Ceiling is Ptech insul foam in the bar area over the reach in coolers. The ceiling over the three compartment sink and handwash sink in the bar area has open rafters with holes to the outside. The floors are uneven throughout the establishment. Area of Dock piling in dining room has an open floor into the water. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-11-4
Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
05-09-4
Basic - No drainboards or equivalent provided for soiled items and/or air drying cleaned items. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
16-04-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelves in kitchen area soiled with dust **Warning**
23-03-4
Basic - Objectionable odors in bathroom or other areas of the establishment. **Warning**
36-64-5
Basic - Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed when not in operation. The establishment has multiple floor opens where you can see the water underneath the establishment. The establishment has multiple ceiling openings where you can see the sky. Multiple screened in walls in the dining room torn. The establishment has multiple open gaps going to the outside **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
35B-04-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
22-16-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Reach in coolers **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-33-4
Basic - Screen in door torn/in poor repair. Multiple in dining room which is open to the kitchen Broken window in kitchen area. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-60-5
Basic - Screening is not 16-mesh to the inch. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
35B-13-4
Basic - Storage area not maintained clean and organized. Beer storage closet is not accessible due to many unnecessary items in the way **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
33-34-4
Basic - Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Multiple unused equipment throughout the establishment **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
33-31-5
Basic - Walking or driving surfaces not maintained. Wood flooring inside and around the outside of the establishment not even, wood pieces are sticking up and missing **Warning**
33-32-4
10
Apr 21, 2023
Routine - Food
3 major violations. 19 minor violations.
View 22 violations
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. The direct link to the Plan Review page is http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Plans on file are not reflective of what the inspector is seeing at the establishment. There are no drain boards by the three compartment sink or splash guard between the hand wash sink and three compartment sink. There are two smokers/ grill outside on the porch on the east side of the building. There is an ice machine and what looks like an old dish machine in an outside bar area on the West side of the building. Plans were submitted and were denied **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2023-04-21: **Admin Complaint**
51-16-7
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. - From follow-up inspection 2023-04-21: **Time Extended**
05-08-4
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. - From follow-up inspection 2023-04-21: **Time Extended**
11-26-1
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Backflow device not located for convenient service or maintenance access. Mop sink - From follow-up inspection 2023-04-21: **Time Extended**
29-38-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Bathroom facility not clean. Both bathrooms are dirty. - From follow-up inspection 2023-04-21: **Time Extended**
32-07-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. Both restroom doors - From follow-up inspection 2023-04-21: **Time Extended**
32-04-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Tank Behind bar - From follow-up inspection 2023-04-21: **Time Extended**
51-11-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back door has no handle and rotted wood at the bottom. It does not close. - From follow-up inspection 2023-04-21: **Time Extended**
35B-01-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Garbage not placed in a receptacle for storage until pick up to make the garbage inaccessible to insects and rodents. Two bags of trash by the outside bar on the west side of the building. - From follow-up inspection 2023-04-21: **Time Extended**
33-09-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - High grass/weeds surrounding building. - From follow-up inspection 2023-04-21: **Time Extended**
33-36-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - No Drainboards for the three compartment sink - From follow-up inspection 2023-04-21: **Time Extended**
16-14-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. In reach cooler - From follow-up inspection 2023-04-21: **Time Extended**
05-09-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed when not in operation. The establishment has multiple floor opens where you can see the water underneath the establishment. The establishment has multiple ceiling openings where you can see the sky. Multiple screened in walls in the dining room torn. The establishment has multiple open gaps going to the outside **Repeat Violation** - From follow-up inspection 2023-04-21: **Time Extended**
35B-04-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach in coolers in bar - From follow-up inspection 2023-04-21: **Time Extended**
22-16-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Reach in coolers. - From follow-up inspection 2023-04-21: **Time Extended**
14-33-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Screen in window torn/in poor repair. Multiple in dining room which is open to the kitchen Broken window in kitchen area. - From follow-up inspection 2023-04-21: **Time Extended**
36-60-5
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Screening is not 16-mesh to the inch. Large fan in dining room has large mesh and is open at the top. The kitchen is open into the dining room. - From follow-up inspection 2023-04-21: **Time Extended**
35B-13-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Storage area not maintained clean and organized. Beer storage closet is unable to be thoroughly inspected due to a large buildup of unnecessary items - From follow-up inspection 2023-04-21: **Time Extended**
33-34-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Broken pieces of equipment and tvs outside by the smoker area. Unused boat, grill grates, empty wine bottles. - From follow-up inspection 2023-04-21: **Time Extended**
33-31-5
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Walking or driving surfaces not maintained. Inspector tripped over uneven exposed surface and tree roots at front entrance. - From follow-up inspection 2023-04-21: **Time Extended**
33-32-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Walls, ceiling and Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Walls are partially screened in the dining room by the front door in the dining room, the kitchen is open into the dining room. The floors are unsealed wood. Ceiling is Ptech insul foam in the bar area over the reach in coolers. The ceiling over the three compartment sink and handwash sink in the bar area has open rafters with holes to the outside. The floors are uneven throughout the establishment. Area of Dock piling in dining room has an open floor into the water. - From follow-up inspection 2023-04-21: **Time Extended**
36-11-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Wood food-contact surface not properly sealed. Bare wood shelves in bar area - From follow-up inspection 2023-04-21: **Time Extended**
14-06-4
29
Jul 22, 2022
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
View 4 violations
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. Plans on file are not what we see on site. Plans on file state that the back deck area is not to be used for food prep or scooping ice. Presently there is a gas grill on the deck being utilized on weekends for chicken thighs, baked beans and baked potatoes. A piece of counter top is presently being used next to the grill for food prep. The deck offers no protection from the elements. Large openings in covering made of several pieces of metal held up by a pole. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2022-07-22: Spoke to Breanna at plan review plans where submitted on June 28 2022and are still under review, discussed inspection with Supervisor Ashley V. **Time Extended**
51-16-7
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Top of chest freezer is in poor repair. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2022-07-22: **Time Extended**
14-11-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. There are several grills, counter top used as cutting board, a smoker, coolers, a window stored outside around the premises **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2022-07-22: **Time Extended**
33-31-5
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Unsealed wood floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Floors, walls and ceilings **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2022-07-22: **Time Extended**
36-02-5
78
Frequently Asked Questions
When was The Boat Club last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at The Boat Club on file is from Jun 27, 2025. The public record contains four inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at The Boat Club?
Across the inspection record, “no plan review submitted” has been cited four times, more than any other issue at The Boat Club.
How does The Boat Club compare to other restaurants in Tarpon Springs?
The Boat Club most recently scored 45 out of 100, which is lower than the Tarpon Springs average of 77.
Has The Boat Club's inspection record improved over time?
Yes. Recent inspections at The Boat Club have averaged around 15 violations per visit, down from roughly 26 earlier in the record.
What does a high risk rating mean?
A high risk rating at The Boat Club means the most recent inspection flagged either critical violations or a substantial number of smaller ones. Diners may want to read the violation details before deciding to visit.
How often is The Boat Club inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, The Boat Club is inspected roughly once per year on average.
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