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URBAN GROUNDS

URBAN GROUNDS in TARPON SPRINGS has 6 health inspections on record with an overall food safety rating of 2.3/5. Recent inspections show improving food safety practices.

150 East Tarpon Avenue
Florida, 34689
Santos Isle Apartment Complex
Pinellas County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★☆☆☆ (2.3/5)
Based on 6 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 12/10/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 13583981

  • 14-09-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards on cook line grooved. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-12-10: Grooved cutting boards on cook line. **Time Extended**
  • 36-12-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floors not constructed to be easily cleanable. Floor of dry storage grooved and not smooth and easily cleanable. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-12-10: **Time Extended**
  • 25-05-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Single service items stored in old walk in cooler. Out of original containers. Exposed to contamination, ceiling soiled and not smooth and easily cleanable Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-12-10: **Time Extended**
  • 08B-17-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed lettuce and blue berries over ready to eat in reach in cooler in kitchen. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-12-10: Unwashed onions over ready to eat in reach in cooler in kitchen. **Time Extended**
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards on cook line soiled, containers in kitchen soiled, deli slicer blade soiled Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-12-10: cutting boards soil on cook line. **Time Extended**

Inspection Date: 11/25/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10924643

  • 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards on cook line grooved. Warning
  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Drink on prep table in cook line next to cutting board. Warning
  • 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on prep table in back of kitchen. Employee removed phone. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 13-07-4:Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Multiple employees wearing rings and wrist watches on cook line. Warning
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Cooler by in coffee station across from espresso machine not keeping temperature. Ambient temperature 55. Repairman arrived during inspection Warning
  • 36-12-4:Basic - Floors not constructed to be easily cleanable. Floor of dry storage grooved and not smooth and easily cleanable. Warning
  • 02D-03-4:Basic - Label on a food item prepared and packaged onsite for customer self-service does not include product identity/description, date product was packaged and name and address of the establishment that prepared and packaged the food. Prepackaged and prepared Quinoa and over night oatmeal lacking labels. Warning
  • 51-13-4:Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Provided operator with choking poster. Operator printed and posted poster. Warning
  • 16-46-4:Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels on muffin plastic containers in back prep area.
  • 25-05-4:Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Single service items stored in old walk in cooler. Out of original containers. Exposed to contamination, ceiling soiled and not smooth and easily cleanable Warning
  • 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed lettuce and blue berries over ready to eat in reach in cooler in kitchen. Warning
  • 12A-17-4:High Priority - Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands. 2 Employees at coffee station rubbed hands together for less than 10 seconds. Discussed proper handwashing technique with operator . **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
  • 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Operator did not use probe thermometer to check temperatures today and yesterday. The following items where held out of temperature over night whole milk (51F - Cold Holding); oat milk (53F - Cold Holding); half and half (53F - Cold Holding) Warning
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Operator did not use probe thermometer to check temperatures today and yesterday. The following items where held out of temperature over night whole milk (51F - Cold Holding); oat milk (53F - Cold Holding); half and half (53F - Cold Holding) Repeat Violation Warning
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards on cook line soiled, containers in kitchen soiled, deli slicer blade soiled Warning
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink on coffee station used to store coffee filter. Operator removed. Hand wash sink on cook line used to store scrubby operator removed Discussed proper use of hand wash sinks with operator. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 35A-13-4:Intermediate - Pet dog permitted in outdoor dining area without local ordinance allowing pet dogs in outdoor dining areas. Warning
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unlabeled sanitizing solution on prep table in back prep station. Operator labeled containers. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Warning

Inspection Date: 5/1/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10738347

  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In flip top cooler above fill line: sprouts (55F - Cold Holding) hummus (48F - Cold Holding). Above fill line in flip top cooler for less than 4 hours. Operator relocated to inside the cooler. Discussed not filling food above the fill line. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 41-27-4:High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Spray bottle over 500ppm quaternary. Operator refilled spray bottle and corrected to 200ppm Corrected On-Site
  • 22-31-4:Intermediate - Non-pitting surface rust on food-contact equipment. Deli slicer in the kitchen. Stained cutting board on front prep area flip top coolers.
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Sanitizer removed from container and placed in spray bottle not labeled. Operator labeled at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 12/9/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8775121

  • 16-21-4:Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine.
  • 51-13-4:Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Will email DBPR Form 5030-105. Choking First Aid Procedures.
  • 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee deliver food to customers outside them return, don gloves and begin engaging in food preparation without washing hands. Discussed with operator proper hand-hygiene techniques. Will email DBPR Form 5030-159. Wearing Gloves The Right Way. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Sifters stored inside bowl of hand wash sink across from ice machine at front counter. Employee removed sifters. Corrected On-Site
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle hanging on rack across from reach-in cooler on front counter containing surface spray cleaner not labeled. Employee labeled spray bottle by common name. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 7/18/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8674903

  • 13-03-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employees put hair restraints on Corrected On-Site Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-18: **Time Extended**

Inspection Date: 5/16/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8374309

  • 12B-02-4:Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employee eating in dish area, employee went out front **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
  • 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employees put hair restraints on Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 12A-13-4:High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee handling money then engaged in food preparation without washing hands Warning
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw sausage above milk in reach in cooler, raw sausage moved Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Warning
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. butter packets (74F - Cold Holding) at front counter Warning
  • 11-27-4:Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Emailed operator DBPR HR 5030-104, operator printed and posted Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Strainer stored in hand sink by coffee station, strainer removed Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 51-16-7:Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Rotisserie grills removed, fryers removed, stove removed, reach in coolers added in place of, table top toaster ovens added in front area, dessert display case added at front counter, ice machine added at front counter area, espresso machine added at front counter area, reach in coolers, slicer added in dish area, oven replaced stove in back area by walk in cooler Warning