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TARPON RIVER BREWING

280 SW 6 ST · FORT LAUDERDALE · Broward County · FL 33301

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateOctober 28, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3631887
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10929437
DBPR license1624507

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
2 High Priority1 Intermediate4 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 2

#5High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 1) In kitchen left fliptop unit lower cooler, house salsa (51F – Cold Holding); cooked wings (48-51F – Cold Holding); smoked fish dip (51F – Cold Holding). Per employee none prepared or portioned today and in unit from 11:00am. Employee removed back to walk in to rechill. 2) in kitchen right fliptop unit, cut tomatoes (52F – Cold Holding); cut lettuce (49F – Cold Holding); sour cream (4051F – Cold Holding); sliced swiss cheese (50F – Cold Holding); cut kale (48F – Cold Holding) LOWER – cooked pasta (52F – Cold Holding); shredded mozzarella (51F – Cold Holding); raw chicken (51F – Cold Holding). Per employee none prepared or portioned today and in unit from 11:00am. Employee began removing items to walk in cooler to rechill. **Warning**

Warning
#6High Priority41-27-4

High Priority – Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Kitchen sanitizer buckets both reading over 500ppm quaternary. Employee remade to proper 200ppm quaternary. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning

Intermediate 1

#7Intermediate05-08-4

Intermediate – No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. **Warning**

Warning

Basic 4

#1Basic36-22-4

Basic – Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water in front of triple sink and at end of cook line closest to triple sink. **Warning**

Warning
#2Basic31B-04-4

Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At hand sink at far end of bar. **Warning**

Warning
#3Basic08B-12-5

Basic – Stored food not covered. In walk in cooler, two containers cooked pasta at proper temperature not covered. **Warning**

Warning
#4Basic02D-01-5

Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. In dry storage, bulk sugar and flour containers not labeled. **Warning**

Warning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 19, 2026 7:43 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 4 · Facilities maintain proper food temperature
1 observation(s)
Category 6 · Proper thawing of TCS food
1 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 32 · Bathrooms
1 observation(s)
Category 37 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 42 · Cleaning and maintenance equipment
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.