SPONGE CITY BREWING

501 S PINELLAS AVE, TARPON SPRINGS, Pinellas County. DBPR licence 6218484. 4 inspection visits from 2024-04-09 to 2026-02-24.

Referred for possible fineLast visit, 2026-02-24: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 3 basic violations

1 of 3routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Pinellas County average that year (1 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

0inspections prompted by a complaint

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
2026-02-24	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	1	3	1.15	5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-04-09	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	0	1	0	1.27	1 area 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-06-12	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	1	1		2 areas 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-04-09	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	3	2	1.55	6 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 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 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification

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.