Inspection Report

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LATITUDES APOLLO

131 HARBOR VILLAGE LN · APOLLO BEACH · Hillsborough County · FL 33572

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateSeptember 21, 2026
Inspection typeComplaint Full
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3777844
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13915948
DBPR license3916570

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
3 High Priority2 Intermediate7 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical12 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 3

#8High Priority12A-07-5

High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee pick up trash off of the floor, changed gloves and put on a new gloves to begin food prep without washing hands.

#9High Priority09-01-4

High 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. Touched ice with bare hands.

#10High Priority01B-40-1

High Priority – Stop Sale issued. Fish reduced oxygen packaged on premises, or commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish labeled with instructions to remain frozen until time of use, not held frozen. ROP tuna thawed in walk in cooler.

Stop Sale

Intermediate 2

#11Intermediate22-02-4

Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board. Soda gun at bar. Employee began cleaning. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**

Corrective Action TakenRepeat Violation
#12Intermediate41-17-4

Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Chemical spray bottle not labeled, manager labeled at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Basic 7

#1Basic22-20-5

Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine.

#2Basic36-34-5

Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tiles in kitchen soiled.

#3Basic06-09-2

Basic – 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. See stop sale. ROP tuna thawed in walk in cooler.

Stop Sale
#4Basic14-09-4

Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.

#5Basic35B-01-4

Basic – Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back door.

#6Basic10-08-5

Basic – Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. In ice bin at bar. Manager removed at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#7Basic10-20-4

Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs hanging on oven handle. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 22, 2026 11:45 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 1 · Approved food source
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 10 · In-use food dispensing utensils
2 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
1 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
1 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
2 observation(s)
Category 35 · Pest control / insects / rodents / animals / outer openings
1 observation(s)
Category 36 · Floors, walls, ceilings, attached equipment and ventilation
1 observation(s)
Category 41 · Chemicals and toxic substances
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.