SURFSIDE TAP HOUSE
395 MANDALAY AVE · CLEARWATER · Pinellas County · FL 33767
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
10 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
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. Staff cutting lettuce no gloves. Has staff rewash lettuce and put on gloves. **Corrective Action Taken**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Pooled eggs stored over ready to eat sauces in small walk in cooler. Item moved. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
12A-02-4High Priority – Server handled soiled dishes or utensils and then picked up plated food, served food, or prepared a beverage without washing hands. Two servers observed not washing hands when dropping off glasses for glass washer.
Intermediate 3
02C-03-5Intermediate – Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Milk in back walk in cooler.
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Service soda gun at bar. Well(drain) for dishwasher soiled with debris.
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Line hand sink used as dump sink as evident by cooked egg whites in sink. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 4
10-17-4Basic – In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Cooks line. **Corrected On-Site**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters.
14-33-4Basic – Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Reach in cooler on line.
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. First keg cooler behind bar. Second beer bottle cooler behind bar.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 9, 2026 2:38 PM.
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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.