Tarpon Springs, Pinellas County

YIANNIS GREEK CUISINE DBA ACROPOLIS GREEK TAVERNA TARPON SPRINGS

514 DODECANESE, Tarpon Springs, FL 34689

FoodSeating
Latest violations
6
2 High Priority
Mar 2, 2026
City
Tarpon Springs
County
Pinellas
Status
Current / Active
Inspections
7

Violation history

Florida violations grouped by priority level over time.

Inspection history

Florida inspections are violation-priority based, with high priority, intermediate, and basic counts shown separately.

Mar 2, 2026

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 2Intermediate: 3Basic: 1Total: 6

08A-20-5

Detail 24405875

High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. In reach in cooler on cook line- raw chicken and Lamb over fish, operator moved moved fish to upper shelf Corrected On-Site

41-27-4

Detail 24405876

High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Towel bucket greater than 200ppm in kitchen and bar, both corrected to 100 ppm Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

22-02-4

Detail 24405878

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade Small white cutting board on cook line stained Repeat Violation

31B-02-4

Detail 24405874

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. In bar. Corrected On-Site

53B-13-5

Detail 24405879

Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. 1 cook, Mario, server Christos.

08B-62-4

Detail 24405877

Basic - Unprotected ice machine in a customer/nonsecure area. Ice machine on back porch, no lock on machine, no lock on gate, no gate on parking lot side.

Dec 9, 2025

Routine - Food

Call Back - Complied

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 1Total: 2

12A-17-4

Detail 24237844

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 - From follow-up inspection 2025-12-09: Not observed this visit. Time Extended

51-16-7

Detail 24237845

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 - From follow-up inspection 2025-12-09: Spoke with Brianna in plan review, Tallahassee. Plans received on 11/14/25, assigned to James. Time Extended

Oct 16, 2025

Routine - Food

Call Back - Extension given, pending

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 1Total: 2

12A-17-4

Detail 24121787

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

Detail 24121786

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

Oct 6, 2025

Routine - Food

Warning Issued

High Priority: 5Intermediate: 5Basic: 1Total: 11

12A-17-4

Detail 24094020

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

Detail 24094012

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

Detail 24094022

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

Detail 24094014

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

Detail 24094019

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

Detail 24094021

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

Detail 24094015

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

Detail 24094018

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

Detail 24094013

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

Detail 24094016

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

12B-12-5

Detail 24094017

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

Sep 17, 2024

Complaint Full

Call Back - Complied

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 1Basic: 5Total: 7

12A-19-4

Detail 23151852

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

Detail 23151856

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

36-37-5

Detail 23151855

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

Detail 23151850

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

Detail 23151854

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

Detail 23151851

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

Detail 23151853

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

Sep 16, 2024

Complaint Full

Warning Issued

High Priority: 5Intermediate: 5Basic: 11Total: 21

03D-01-5

Detail 23149393

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

Detail 23149384

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

Detail 23149389

High Priority - Employee washed hands with cold water. Water temperature 80F Warning

08A-05-6

Detail 23149400

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

Detail 23149380

High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Warning

22-02-4

Detail 23149396

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener soiled Warning

16-37-1

Detail 23149386

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

Detail 23149383

Intermediate - No hot running water at three-compartment sink. 80F Warning

16-59-1

Detail 23149388

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

Detail 23149385

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

36-37-5

Detail 23149397

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

Detail 23149395

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

Detail 23149392

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

Detail 23149399

Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Warning

13-03-4

Detail 23149387

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

Detail 23149391

Basic - Food stored on floor. Cases of food and bags of bread on floor in walk in freezer Repeat Violation Warning

10-17-4

Detail 23149382

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

Detail 23149390

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. All reach in cooler gaskets soiled Warning

29-08-4

Detail 23149394

Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. Hot water faucet at hand sink in dish area does not turn on Warning

14-17-4

Detail 23149398

Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walk in cooler and walk in freezer Warning

02D-01-5

Detail 23149381

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

Jul 18, 2024

Complaint Full

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 2Intermediate: 1Basic: 5Total: 8

03C-98-1

Detail 22986215

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

Detail 22986217

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

Detail 22986214

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Garbage can blocking hand sink, garbage can removed Corrected On-Site

13-03-4

Detail 22986219

Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.

08B-38-4

Detail 22986213

Basic - Food stored on floor. Multiple cases of food on floor in walk in freezer

10-17-4

Detail 22986212

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

Detail 22986218

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

Detail 22986216

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