Firehouse Subs

3434 E Lake Rd Ste 1, Palm Harbor, FL 34685 · Permanent Food Service · License 6215947

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Grade A
Safety score 94 of 100
Latest visit: Jul 10, 2026

What drove the grade

Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.High priority · fixed on the spot · 2 other violations

How the score was calculated

  • Starting score100
  • Violations at the Jul 10 routine inspection
    1 high priority (fixed on the spot), 2 basic (1 repeat)
    -6
  • Safety score94

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Inspection history

1 inspection · 1 visit

Routine inspection

3 violations found
  1. First visitJul 10, 2026 No follow-up needed

    Met the state's inspection standards; the inspector didn't need to come back. Any violations cited still count toward the grade.

    3 violations found:

    • 1 High priority
    • 2 Basic
    What the inspector cited

    High priority1

    • Code 50, Current license displayed: Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.

      License renewed during inspection.

      Fixed on the spot

    Basic2

    • Code 13, Clean clothes, hair restraints, jewelry: Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation.

      3 employees with beards, no beard guard.

    • Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.

      Repeat violation

    Official report, on the Florida DBPR website

Reading this report

Priority levels

  • High priority The problems most likely to make someone sick directly.
  • Intermediate Could lead to a high-priority problem if not fixed.
  • Basic Best practices and general upkeep.

Most cited

Clean clothes, hair restraints, jewelry1
Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized1
Current license displayed1