JOHNNY GRITS
857 E KLOSTERMAN RD, TARPON SPRINGS, FL 34689
License #6215039
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Mixed Health Record
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JOHNNY GRITS in TARPON SPRINGS currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 80 out of 100 — a C grade — a noticeable pattern of violations across recent inspections. This restaurant has one inspection on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on July 30, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 11 total violations — 4 critical, 1 major, 6 minor.
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What stands out in this inspection history
The latest inspection on July 30, 2026 shows 11 observation rows: 4 critical, 1 major, and 6 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
- [12A-17-4] Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands. Cook - total hand wash time was 7 seconds. Discussed proper hand wash with staff and manager on duty
- [14-11-5] Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets torn on reach in cooler on end of cook line
- [23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of refrigerators and freezer in storage room
- [29-20-5] Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink, three-compartment sink, or mop sink. In head by cook line, water drains very slowly.
- [32-04-4] Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. Both bathroom doors do not completely self close
- [22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Waffle iron
- [22-16-4] Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. On cook line across from grill
- [08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In reach in cooler across from grill- shell eggs above open carton of pasteurized eggs, shell eggs moved to bottom
- [36-27-5] Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Kitchen Ceiling tiles in kitchen Ceiling tile missing over hand wash sink by cook line across
- [03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach in cooler on end if cook line- cut lettuce (48F - Cold Holding), pan filled above fill line, cook moved lettuce to bottom of cooler .
- [41-27-4] Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Towel bucket, chlorine sanitizer greater than 200 ppm, corrected to 50 ppm
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