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YIANNIS GREEK CUISINE DBA ACROPOLIS GREEK TAVERNA TARPON SPRINGS

Health inspection records show YIANNIS GREEK CUISINE DBA ACROPOLIS GREEK TAVERNA TARPON SPRINGS in TARPON SPRINGS has 5 inspections with a food safety rating of 1.6/5. Recent inspections show improving food safety practices.

514 Dodecanese Boulevard
Florida, 34689
Pinellas County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★½☆☆☆ (1.6/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 10/16/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 13541661

  • 12A-17-4:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands. Total hand wash time 11 seconds Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-10-16: **Time Extended**
  • 51-16-7:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : 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/. Reviewed plans from 2022, bar has been moved, it appears that a wall has been removed and the new bar was put in where an office and employee room used to be hand wash sink in kitchen has been moved, hand wash sink in dish room has been removed. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-10-16: **Time Extended**

Inspection Date: 10/6/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10916713

  • 12B-12-5:Basic - Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Dish washer drinking from plastic cup, no lid or straw Warning
  • 12A-17-4:High Priority - Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands. Total hand wash time 11 seconds Warning
  • 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Chicken breast cooked at 10 am, chicken (104F - Hot Holding), gyro cooked 10 am. (117F - Hot Holding) Warning
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. water for breading fish (71F - Cold Holding)put out at 11 am, operator dumped water out, will use time control and change water every 4 hours. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Chicken breast cooked at 10 am, chicken (104F - Hot Holding), gyro cooked t 10 am. (117F - Hot Holding)see stop sale Warning
  • 41-27-4:High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. On prep line greater than 200 ppm, corrected to 100 ppm . Warning
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, or stained Can opener blade Small white board on cooler on cook line stained Repeat Violation Warning
  • 31A-04-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink removed from food preparation/dishwashing area. Must be reinstalled in the same location where removed. Hand wash sink removed from dish room. Plans from 2022 show hand wash sink in dish room. Warning
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink in bar used as dump sink, strainer and cups in hand wash sink, discussed using bucket for dumping ice. Warning
  • 53A-02-7:Intermediate - Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification and no other certified food service manager employed at this location. Devon 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/. Reviewed plans from 2022, bar has been moved, it appears that a wall has been removed and the new bar was put in where an office and employee room used to be hand wash sink in kitchen has been moved, hand wash sink in dish room has been removed. Warning

Inspection Date: 9/17/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8890268

  • 36-37-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Ceiling on cook line, in prep area, and dish area not smooth and easily cleanable, they are acoustic tiles Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-09-17: **Time Extended**
  • 36-34-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tiles and vents soiled in prep area Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-09-17: **Time Extended**
  • 23-03-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. All reach in cooler gaskets soiled Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-09-17: **Time Extended**
  • 29-08-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. Hot water faucet at hand sink in dish area does not turn on Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-09-17: **Time Extended**
  • 14-17-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walk in cooler and walk in freezer Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-09-17: **Time Extended**
  • 12A-19-4:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Employee washed hands with cold water. Water temperature 80F Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-09-17: No hand washing at this time **Time Extended**
  • 27-16-4:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. -Hand sink on cook line at 80F -Hand sink in dish area 80F, hot water faucet not turning on -hand sink in server area 80F No hot water for entire establishment Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-09-17: Water temperature 96F at hand sink on cook line Water temperature is 96F at hand sink in server area Water temperature is 83F at hand sink in dish area, hot water faucet not able to turn on **Time Extended**

Inspection Date: 9/16/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8887833

  • 36-37-5:Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Ceiling on cook line, in prep area, and dish area not smooth and easily cleanable, they are acoustic tiles Warning
  • 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tiles and vents soiled in prep area 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. Cell phone and keys above food in prep area, items removed Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Warning
  • 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee put hair net on Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Warning
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Cases of food and bags of bread on floor in walk in freezer Repeat Violation Warning
  • 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Clean knives in between wall and table in dish area Repeat Violation Warning
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. All reach in cooler gaskets soiled Warning
  • 29-08-4:Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. Hot water faucet at hand sink in dish area does not turn on Warning
  • 14-17-4:Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walk in cooler and walk in freezer Warning
  • 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Squeeze bottles on cook line with different sauces not labeled Repeat Violation Warning
  • 03D-01-5:High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. Rice at 110F, came out of oven at 11:45 Pasta 117F came off stove at 11:45, no temperature monitoring, had employee put items in freezer to get down to temperature **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
  • 22-49-4:High Priority - Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Chlorine dish machine at 0ppm, bucket is empty and bucket available, employee set up three compartment sink to wash rinse and sanitize dishes, quaternary sanitizer at three compartment sink at 200ppm **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
  • 12A-19-4:High Priority - Employee washed hands with cold water. Water temperature 80F Warning
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken above chicken soup in walk in cooler, chicken moved to bottom shelf Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Warning
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener soiled Warning
  • 16-37-1:Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No chlorine test kit for dish machine Warning
  • 27-06-4:Intermediate - No hot running water at three-compartment sink. 80F Warning
  • 16-59-1:Intermediate - Warewashing machine not automatically dispensing the detergent and/or the sanitizer. The detergent and sanitizer buckets are empty for dish machine and there are no other available, employee set up three compartment sink to wash rinse and sanitize dishes Warning
  • 27-16-4:Intermediate - Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. -Hand sink on cook line at 80F -Hand sink in dish area 80F, hot water faucet not turning on -hand sink in server area 80F No hot water for entire establishment Warning

Inspection Date: 7/18/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8699666

  • 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Multiple cases of food on floor in walk in freezer
  • 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knives in between table and wall in dish area, knives removed Corrected On-Site
  • 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs on front of grill exposed to cross contamination, tongs removed Corrected On-Site
  • 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Squeeze bottles on cook line with liquid in then not labeled
  • 03C-98-1:High Priority - Gyro meat initially cooked longer than 60 minutes was cooled prior to being fully cooked. See stop sale. Left over bulk gyro meat still on cooking stick in freezer from previous day, 40lbs
  • 01B-13-4:High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. 40lb bulk gyro meat still on stick in freezer
  • 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Garbage can blocking hand sink, garbage can removed Corrected On-Site