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BASCOM'S CHOP HOUSE BANQUETS

3665 ULMERTON RD, Clearwater FL 33762 · 727-573-3363

Last inspected Mar 10, 2026 · 6 visits since October 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats200
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceSEA6215272
Grade history
MAR 24
SEP 24
JAN 25
SEP 25
MAR 26
▼ IMPROVING

5 inspections, climbing. The current grade is the best on record.

Worst finding on record
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Feb 1 24
High priority/50-17-3
Badges — 2 earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →

Inspection history

6 visits, newest first

Mar 10, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 1 finding
Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee beverage water inside true freezer above bags of spinach. Employee discarded
Basic/12B-13-4/Corrected On-Site
Sep 23, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
Show 1 finding ▾
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At prep sink.replaced
Intermediate/31B-02-4/Corrected On-Site
Jan 30, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
Show 5 findings ▾
Reduced oxygen packaged food lacking bold type on contrasting background, or other required information. Chicken wings ROP in reach in freezer.
Intermediate/03G-06-5
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
Basic/12B-07-4
Food stored on floor. Walk in cooler cooked prepared sliced onions in canbro on floor. Moved
Basic/08B-38-4/Corrected On-Site
In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board.
Basic/21-04-4
Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Water bottle inside reach in cooler near large floor mixer.
Basic/12B-13-4/Corrected On-Site
Sep 16, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 1 finding ▾
Clean ice bucket on floor near ice machine employee moved
Basic/24-05-4/Corrected On-Site
Mar 11, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

2 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 3 findings ▾
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Feb 1 24
High priority/50-17-3
Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw beef over egg rolls in reach in freezer.
High priority/08A-02-6
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on prep table. Manager moved.
Basic/12B-07-4/Corrected On-Site
Oct 17, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 1 finding ▾
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Squeeze bottles located in banquet kitchen not labeled by common name. Operator labeled bottles.
Basic/02D-01-5/Corrected On-Site

This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.