THE BAYOU CAFE

118 E TARPON AVE, TARPON SPRINGS, Pinellas County. DBPR licence 6213591. 13 inspection visits from 2023-08-07 to 2026-04-02.

Referred for possible fineLast visit, 2026-04-02: routine inspection, 2 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 2 basic violations

6 of 8routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Pinellas County average that year (1 had none)

3emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2026-02-02)

0inspections prompted by a complaint

Emergency closures

From DBPR's weekly closure extracts, which cover 2025-12-29 to 2026-11-06 only. Reasons are DBPR's own wording.
Closed	Re-opened	Reason (DBPR)
2026-02-02	2026-02-02	Rodent activity

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Pinellas County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-04-02	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	1	2	1.15	4 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 50 Current license properly displayed
2026-02-02	Follow-up visit	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	2	3	2		6 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 50 Current license properly displayed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-02-02	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	4	4	2	1.15	9 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 50 Current license properly displayed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-12-04	Follow-up visit	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	3	3	1		6 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 07 Unwrapped or potentially hazardous food not re-served 09 Foods handled with minimum contact 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-12-04	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	6	3	2	1.15	9 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 07 Unwrapped or potentially hazardous food not re-served 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 09 Foods handled with minimum contact 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-03-19	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	2	0		2 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-01-13	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	3	1	1.27	5 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-10-24	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	4	3	1.27	6 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2024-07-18	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	3	0		3 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-05-16	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	3	6	0	1.55	8 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 50 Current license properly displayed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-10-09	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	0	5	6	1.55	8 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x3) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2023-08-07	Follow-up visit	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	1	4	6		7 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2023-08-07	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	2	4	6	1.55	7 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation

A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.