Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
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THIRSTY MARLIN GRILL & BAR

1023 FLORIDA AVE · PALM HARBOR · Pinellas County · FL 34683

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateApril 14, 2026
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3608384
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10894895
DBPR license6214962

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
1 High Priority0 Intermediate6 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical7 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

7 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 1

#7High Priority50-17-3

High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired on 02/01/26. Observed establishment open to the public and operating selling food with expired license. Operator was able to go in and update license. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Basic 6

#1Basic12B-07-4

Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed an employee beverage on the prep table in the kitchen. Manager corrected storage. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#2Basic36-22-4

Basic – Floor area(s) covered with standing water in the walk in cooler..

#3Basic36-17-5

Basic – Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Observed missing floor tiles in the walk in cooler.

#4Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor in the walk in freezer. Manager corrected storage. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#5Basic29-49-6

Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler on cook line.

#6Basic14-17-4

Basic – Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 12, 2026 8:07 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
1 observation(s)
Category 15 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 30 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 37 · No longer used
2 observation(s)
Category 51 · Other sanitary and safe-operation conditions
1 observation(s)

Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.