PORTSIDE TAVERN
3636 TAMIAMI TRL · PORT CHARLOTTE · Charlotte County · FL 33952
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
Counts reported for this inspection visit.
All DBPR Inspector Observations
4 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 1
09-01-4High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed employee touching bread with bare hands. Educated the employee and the bread was discarded.
Basic 3
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed residue buildup in the interior of ice machine. Operator cleaned and sanitized the residue buildup. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
24-05-4Basic – Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Observed multiple utensils not inverted on shelf above Pizza Oven. Operator inverted the utensils. **Corrected On-Site**
33-16-4Basic – Open dumpster lid. Observed open dumpster lid. Operator closed the lid. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 18, 2026 7:41 AM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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.