SPONGE CITY BREWING
501 S PINELLAS AVE · TARPON SPRINGS · Pinellas County · FL 34689
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
5 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 1
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray cans of Lysol over condiments at expo window, operator removed cans **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 1
51-16-7Intermediate – 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 approved but air curtains not install over garage doors and no sliding doors at expo / pass through shelf. garage doors are closed today. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Basic 3
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Open employee beverage at pass through shelf, next to napkins and silverware rolls, moved to bottom shelf. Employee beverage over prep table, prep in progress, moved to bottom shelf **Corrected On-Site**
08B-49-4Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee food in beer cooler in bar on top of bottles of water, operator moved to walk in cooler. Discussed customer labeling of personal food. **Corrected On-Site**
21-44-1Basic – Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitizer bucket at expo above to go silverware packs And napkins, operator moved to bottom shelf **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 13, 2026 11:15 PM.
Violation category totals
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.