GOLDEN TIDE SEAFOOD BAR
2020 SHEPHERD RD, Mulberry FL 33860 · 863-333-0988
Last inspected Jul 15, 2026 · 8 visits since November 2023
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5 inspections, swinging between A and D. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 02/01/2024
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
8 visits, newest first
Jul 15, 2026□ Call Back - CompliedLicensing Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Jul 9, 2026Warning IssuedLicensing Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 3 recorded.
0 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
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Carbon dioxide tanks not adequately secured. Next to the ice machine in the kitchen.
Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Ceiling tiles in the kitchen not smooth and easily cleanable.
Light not functioning. Last light on the right under the hood system.
Nov 5, 2025Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 13 recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority11 Intermediate1 Basic
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Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed employee cut and place cooked naan bread into basket with bare hands. Discussed with employee, making sure that they are wearing gloves or using tongs to handle the cooked naan bread
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.
Handwash sink missing in warewashing or food preparation area. Service station with ice machine and coffee station has no convenient and accessible hand sink
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand sink on cook line blocked by 5 gallon buckets. Employees removed
Handwash sink removed from food preparation/dishwashing area. Must be reinstalled in the same location where removed. Hand sink on cook line too far left side of hood system was removed
Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Anthony Sitar
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At cook line hand sink. Employee replaced
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/. Establishment added additional equipment, different than layout approved back in 2010. Buffet line added in dining room also server station with coffee maker and ice machine added in customer area. Closest hand sink is either at the bar or in the kitchen. Back hallway has four reach in cooler and coolers and freezers Hand sink on cook line removed and replaced with tandoor oven. Three additional prep tables added in kitchen Hand wash sink left to hood. System was removed and tandoor oven is present.
No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed containers of cooked potatoes and cooked meats in walking cooler with no dates. Emailed date marking hand to operator.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed spray bottles with yellow and purple liquid not labeled.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. On cook line hand sink. Emailed sign to manager
May 29, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate4 Basic
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No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.
No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.
Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Kitchen area. Ceiling tiles in the kitchen/ Dishwasher area is not smooth and easily cleanable.
Light not functioning. Dry storage area.
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.
No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Reach in cooler across from the cook line.
Dec 6, 2024Inspection 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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Accumulation of debris in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed on interior shield.
Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Observed in kitchen area.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Observed under and between equipment.
Jun 14, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation (Partial)
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
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Server handled soiled dishes or utensils and then picked up plated food, served food, or prepared a beverage without washing hands. Employee was cleaning dining room tables and entered the kitchen and engaged in chopping green peppers and onions. I informed the operator and she had the employee to wash and dry his hands at a designated hand washing sink.
Light not functioning. Under the hood system
Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Lights under hood system.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of the cooking equipment on the cook line.
Mar 28, 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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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 02/01/2024
Accumulation of debris in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed on interior shield.
Nov 9, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate5 Basic
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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. Provided form to operator.
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Observed for quaternary.
Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. Observed on top area.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Observed under equipment.
Food stored on floor. Observed fryer shortening on floor on cookline.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. *Observed soiled hand sink at front counter. *Soiled gaskets in flip top unit on cookline. *on sides of cookline equipment.
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Observed in MOTAK unit.
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.