Taverna Costale in St. Petersburg

Taverna Costale, a 250-seat permanent food service establishment in St. Petersburg, has accumulated 99 violations across 15 inspections since 2023, averaging 6.6 violations per inspection—nearly 27 percent above the Florida statewide average of 5.2. The facility has never been emergency-closed. High-priority violations appear in 12 of the 15 inspections, with employee health policy violations cited in 5 separate inspections (2024-03-04, 2024-08-27, 2025-02-17, 2025-03-13, and 2025-09-23), indicating a recurring management gap. Proper cooking temperature violations were documented in 4 inspections (2024-03-04, 2025-02-17, 2025-04-21, 2025-09-23). Consumer advisory violations—typically related to raw or undercooked shellfish and mollusks—appeared in 7 inspections. Shell stock requirements violations were cited twice (2023-09-27, 2025-09-23), and management awareness violations appeared in 3 inspections. A Warning was issued on 2025-02-17 following 9 violations including employee health policy and proper cooking temps. On 2026-03-13, a Warning was issued again after 9 violations including approved food source, shell stock requirements, and consumer advisory violations. The most recent inspection on 2026-03-24 resulted in Call Back - Complied with no violations.

Summary generated from Florida DBPR public inspection records.