TAVERN ON THE BAY
489 BAYFRONT PL · NAPLES · Collier County · FL 34102
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
9 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
12A-12-4High Priority – Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Observed employee touch raw burger food then only replace gloves with no hand wash before touching ready to eat burger buns. Educated employ proper hand washing and glove use. Employee washed hands before continuing. **Corrected On-Site**
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Observed Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Observed thawed salmon and white fish in walk in cooler not cut or removed from packaging stating that it needs to be removed.
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed on cook line shrimp (45F – Cold Holding); white fish (47F – Cold Holding). Per operator less than an hour in cook line cooler. Operator discarded fish and placed shrimp on ice to cool.
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cream soup (120F – Hot Holding) per operator placed to hot hold an hour ago. Operator reheated product to 165F and placed to hot hold.
Intermediate 2
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. Observed no soap and hand wash sink on cook line and at sink at expo station. Operator provided soap. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed cooked rice on cook line not date marked. Per operator made 7/6, operator provided date. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 3
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed ice machine with a black/green mold-like substance.
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed deli cups in multiple spices and rice. Operator removed cups from items. **Corrected On-Site**
06-09-1Basic – Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Observed thawed salmon and white fish in walk in cooler not cut or removed from packaging stating that it needs to be removed.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 8, 2026 11:53 AM.
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.