Tarpon Springs, Florida
Pinellas County · 122 restaurants
Tarpon Springs is home to the largest percentage of Greek Americans of any U.S. city, a legacy of the sponge-diving industry that Greek immigrants built here starting in the early 1900s. The Sponge Docks along Dodecanese Boulevard remain the heart of the city's dining scene, where Greek restaurants and bakeries serve pastitsio, gyros, and baklava to tourists and locals alike. With 121 restaurants packed into a small historic city, Tarpon Springs' Greek Orthodox Epiphany celebration each January — one of the largest in the country — draws crowds that fill every table on Dodecanese Boulevard.
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What the citywide data means
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About Dining in Tarpon Springs
Of Tarpon Springs's 122 graded restaurants, 39.3% earned an A grade — below the statewide average, suggesting room for improvement in local food safety. Currently, 17.2% of restaurants hold a failing F grade, representing 21 establishments with significant health violations. The average InspectFL Health Score across Tarpon Springs is 83.6 out of 100, based on 481 inspections on record.
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Florida DBPR inspectors evaluate restaurants on food temperature control, employee hygiene, pest activity, and equipment cleanliness. Violations are categorized as critical (immediate health risk), major (significant concern), or minor (procedural issue). Learn more about how grades work.
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Restaurants
Page 4 of 5JOJOS ITALIAN DINER
217 S PINELLAS AVE
TARPON TAVERN
21 N SAFFORD AVE
PAPASITOS FRESH MEXICAN FOOD
39620 US HWY 19 N
RICK'S NY PIZZA & RESTAURANT
905 KLOSTERMAN RD
FIREHOUSE SUBS OF TARPON SPRINGS
40545 US HWY 19 N STE C
MADELINES FALAFEL AND SHAWARMA INC
13 N PINELLAS AVE
THE POTIONARY
155 E TARPON AVE #3
WHISKEY WINGS
40737 US HWY 19 N
DOMINOS
40188 US HWY 19 N
SOFTEE THE KING
628 DODECANESE BLVD
JIMMYS
1203 GULF RD
REFINED ROOTS
121 E TARPON AVE
TAZA MEDITERRANEAN GRILL CATERING
1199 SOUTH PINELLAS AVE
YEFSI
861 KLOSTERMAN RD E
DAY BREAK CAFE
1981 NORTH PINELLAS AVE
LOUIS PAPPAS RESTAURANT GROUP
731 WESLEY AVE
RUSTY BELLIES ANNEX
616 ISLAND DR
RUSTY BELLIES WATERFRONT GRILL
937 DODECANESE BLVD
THE BAYOU CAFE
118 E TARPON AVE
HERB AND OVEN
2364 KEYSTONE RD
JACKS SNACKS
38954 US HWY 19 N
ANDYS HOTCAKES
1722 S PINELLAS AVE
THE LIMANI
776 DODECANESE BLVD
BAMA'S KITCHEN
207 S DISSTON AVE, SUITE B
SPONGE CITY BREWING
501 S PINELLAS AVE
Important context for city pages
City pages are comparison tools built from public Florida DBPR inspection data. They help surface local patterns quickly, but they are not official government rankings and they should not replace reading the individual restaurant page before making a decision.