ATHENS RESTAURANT
226 MAIN ST · SAFETY HARBOR · Pinellas County · FL 34695
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
7 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 02/01/2025 **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs above ready to eat sauces in reach in cooler. Employee relocated eggs to the bottom. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. sour cream (52F – Cold Holding); cottage cheese (51F – Cold Holding); sausage (56F – Cold Holding) **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In flip top cooler next to toasters: cut tomatoes (48F – Cold Holding); gyro meat (51F – Cold Holding); sausage (49F – Cold Holding). Cher states temperatures were taken at 6:30am and the food was at 39F. Food was relocated. Inside same cooler: sour cream (52F – Cold Holding); cottage cheese (51F – Cold Holding); sausage (56F – Cold Holding). No temperatures were taken this morning. Food was in cooler over night. No food was prepared or used in preparation today. See stop sale. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Basic 3
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. **Warning**
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl with no handle in hash browns. Employee removed bowls. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08B-49-4Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employees state eggs in the refrigerator are not used for the restaurant and are the operators. Eggs are above ready to eat food for the restaurant. Operator relocated and labeled. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 16, 2026 12:14 PM.
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.