CIRCLES AT LANDS END
1212 APOLLO BEACH BLVD, Apollo Beach FL 33572 · 813 995 1172
Last inspected May 5, 2026 · 6 visits since October 2023
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5 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Establishment open, operating, and serving to the public. License expired 2/1/2026.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
May 5, 2026Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 6 violations recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 6 findingsThe state's own report →
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Establishment open, operating, and serving to the public. License expired 2/1/2026.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Raw Beef 49 F- retemp 41 F, raw fish 50 F- retemp 43 F in reach in cooler on cook line. Employee placed on ice.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Cups in hand wash sink, removed at time of inspection.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine.
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Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl with no handle in potatoes, removed at time of inspection.
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Plates not inverted across from dish machine, inverted at time of inspection.
Dec 29, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 12 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority1 Intermediate9 Basic
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Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Rop Mahi, Salmon, Sea bass, Tuna thawed in walk in cooler.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Milk 55 F, Sausage 46 F- retemp 43 F, Cheddar cheese 55 F- retemp 43 F in reach in cooler on cook line. Employee placed in reach in freezer.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda gun and soda machine.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Portion cup in sugar, manager removed at time of inspection.
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Plates not inverted across from dish machine.
Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Rop Mahi, Salmon, Sea bass, Tuna thawed in walk in cooler.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Containers wet nesting near dish machine.
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back door next to walk in cooler.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Manager hung at time of inspection.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Containers of sugar not labeled, employee labeled at time of inspection.
Apr 28, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Some cutting boards are stained in kitchen at time of inspection
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed a pink slime inside ice machine bin at time of inspection.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Observed wet nesting on metal food containers at time of inspection.
Dec 2, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Milk 44 F in reach in cooler, employee placed in ice bath.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Containers in handwash sink at outdoor bar.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine.
Mar 15, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Fish spread 45 F in reach in cooler.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on cook line. Soda gun at bar.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board on cook line.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee bag next to sparkling water at bar. Operator removed at time of inspection.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Containers wet nesting at bar.
Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer bucket tested 0 ppm, operator remade tested 400ppm Quaternary ammonia.
Oct 25, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 10 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority2 Intermediate6 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cheese 52 F in reach in cooler on cook line, operator placed on ivpce at time of inspection.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Green beans 115- retemp167 F. Operator reheated.
Clams/mussels/oysters tag removed from original container prior to container being emptied. No tag with mussels in walk in cooler. Operator placed at time of inspection.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on cook line. Soda gun.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine.
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Plates and bowls not inverted next to dish machine.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board on cook line.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Containers wet nesting at bar.
Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed peppers over ready to eat chicken wings, operator removed at time of inspection.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Containers of breading and flour not labeled, operator labeled at time of inspection.
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.