THE TAVERN

3000 HARBOURSIDE DRIVE, LONGBOAT KEY, Sarasota County. DBPR licence 6804175. 11 inspection visits from 2023-11-03 to 2026-09-16.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-09-16: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic violations

6 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Sarasota County average that year (0 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, Sarasota 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
2026-09-16	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	2		2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-09-15	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	0	4	1.24	6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2026-04-22	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	2		2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2026-04-14	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	0	7	1.11	7 areas 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2025-10-23	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-09-30	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	0	1	0		1 area 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
2025-09-22	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	2	6	1.11	10 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2025-04-01	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	2	5	1.26	6 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2)
2024-11-20	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	9	1.26	11 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-03-20	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	2	4	1.24	7 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2023-11-03	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	2	2	1.24	5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 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 (x2) 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.