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GASPARILLA INN DINING ROOM

500 PALM AVE, Boca Grande FL 33921 · (941)964-2201

Last inspected Feb 23, 2026 · 6 visits since December 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats420
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceSEA4600078
Grade history
MAR 24
JAN 25
APR 25
OCT 25
FEB 26
— STEADY

5 inspections within 7 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.

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

Feb 23, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

0 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 3 findings
Food stored on floor. Observed bottle waters stored on the floor at Walk in Cooler 1. Operator removed the food item off the floor.
Basic/08B-38-4/Corrected On-Site
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice buildup on the floor by shelves at Walk in Freezer.
Basic/14-69-4
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed no handwash sign at ware washing area handwashing sink.
Basic/31B-04-4
Oct 21, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed no hair restraint on employee at kitchen. Employee placed hair restraint over their hair/head.
Basic/13-03-4/Corrected On-Site
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees.
Basic/31B-04-4/Corrected On-Site/Repeat Violation
Apr 4, 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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Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information. Observed the training date and expiration date being the same. The operator corrected the date.
Intermediate/53B-10-4/Corrected On-Site
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Observed multiple containers stacked not allowing airflow. Operator placed the containers on the side to allow airflow.
Basic/24-08-4/Corrective Action Taken
Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Observed unsealed concrete on the floor at dry storage area.
Basic/36-02-5
Jan 24, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

0 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
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Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Observed plates not inverted at cookline shelf. Operator inverted the plates.
Basic/24-05-4/Corrected On-Site
Food stored on floor. Observed water bottles on the floor at Walk in Cooler. Operator removed the bottle waters off the floor.
Basic/08B-38-4/Corrected On-Site
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed wet wiping cloth at prep table. Operator placed the cloth back in the sanitizer solution.
Basic/21-12-4/Corrected On-Site
Mar 29, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Observed raw shell quail eggs over greens at Walk in Cooler. Operator placed the raw quail eggs in different and safe location in a different Walk in Cooler.
High priority/08A-04-5/Corrected On-Site
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed at ware washing area handwash sink.
Basic/31B-04-4
Dec 7, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority3 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 4 findings ▾
Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Observed milk at wait station in Display Cooler Unit. Operator date marked the food item.
Intermediate/02C-03-5/Corrected On-Site
Raw or undercooked oysters offered and establishment has no consumer advisory sign provided on wall, menu, placard, table tent or by any other written means. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. Emailed the form to be posted.
Intermediate/02A-01-4/Corrected On-Site
Whole fruit displayed for self-service not wrapped and no utensils provided. Observed apples at front counter.
Intermediate/08B-15-4/Repeat Violation
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. Observed fish at Walk in Cooler 6. Operator removed the fish from reduce oxygen packaging.
Basic/06-09-1/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.