Our digital database of restaurant health inspections is updated regularly with the latest information on which Sarasota, Bradenton and Venice area restaurants passed or failed.
You can use the database to search by Sarasota or Manatee County or by restaurant name. You can see which restaurants were fined and which were forced into temporary closure.
Disclaimer: The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation describes an inspection report as “a ‘snapshot’ of conditions present at the time of the inspection.” On any given day, an establishment may have fewer or more violations than noted in their most recent inspection. An inspection conducted on any given day may not be representative of the overall, long-term conditions at the establishment.
Please note that some more recent, follow-up inspections may not be included here.
Which Sarasota-Manatee restaurants got perfect scores on their health inspections?
These restaurants and food trucks met all standards during their Sept. 15-21 inspections and no violations were found:
Which Sarasota County restaurants had high-priority violations?
The following restaurants were issued warnings or recommended for administrative complaints due to failed inspections Sept. 15-21:
Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii
6588 University Parkway, Sarasota
Sept. 18
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
7 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation:
Chipotle Mexican Grill
1707 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota
Sept. 16
Follow-up needed: Administrative complaint recommended.
3 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations:
Green Zebra Cafe
1377 Main St., Sarasota
Sept. 18
Follow-up needed: Administrative complaint recommended.
11 total violations, with 4 high-priority violations:
The Grog Shop and Rendezvous Lounge
1570 + 1584 N. Lockwood Ridge Road, Sarasota
Sept. 17
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
5 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations:
The Grog Shop and Rendezvous Lounge
1570 + 1584 N. Lockwood Ridge Road, Sarasota
Sept. 18
Call back — complied. Met inspection standards.
Kojo
1289 N. Palm Ave., Sarasota
Sept. 15
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
4 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations:
Little Caesars Pizza
2866 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota
Sept. 16
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
6 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation:
The Palms Golf Club at Forest Lakes
1990 S. Beneva Road, Sarasota
Sept. 16
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
7 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations:
The Palms Golf Club at Forest Lakes
1990 S. Beneva Road, Sarasota
Sept. 17
Call back — complied. Zero violations.
Which Manatee County restaurants had high-priority violations?
The following restaurants were issued warnings or recommended for administrative complaints due to failed inspections Sept. 15-21:
Culinary Center at Esplanade Golf & Country Club
12951 Malachite Drive, Lakewood Ranch
Sept. 19
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
3 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation:
Minnie’s Beach Cafe
5360 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach
Sept. 16
Follow-up needed: Administrative complaint recommended.
12 total violations, with 6 high-priority violations:
Minnie’s Beach Cafe
5360 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach
Sept. 17
Call back — complied. Met inspection standards.
Penny’s Ice Cream
5610 Gulf of Mexico Drive Unit 3, Longboat Key
Sept. 17
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
8 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation:
Valentino Pizzeria Trattoria
4406 53rd Ave. E., Bradenton
Sept. 18
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
5 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation:
What agency inspects restaurants in Florida?
Routine regulation and inspection of restaurants is conducted by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The Department of Health is responsible for investigation and control of food-borne illness outbreaks associated with all food establishments.
How do I report a dirty restaurant in Florida?
If you see abuses of state standards, report them and the Department of Business and Professional Regulation will send inspectors. Call the Florida DBPR at 850-487-1395 or report a restaurant for health violations online.
Get the whole story at our restaurant inspection database.
What does all that terminology in Florida restaurant inspections mean?
Basic violations are those considered against best practices.
A warning is issued after an inspector documents violations that must be corrected by a certain date or within a specified number of days from receipt of the inspection report.
An administrative complaint is a form of legal action taken by the division. Insufficient compliance after a warning, a pattern of repeat violations or existence of serious conditions that warrant immediate action may result in the division initiating an administrative complaint against the establishment. Says the division website: “Correcting the violations is important, but penalties may still result from violations corrected after the warning time was over.”
An emergency order — when a restaurant is closed by the inspector — is based on an immediate threat to the public. Here, the Division of Hotels and Restaurants director has determined that the establishment must stop doing business and any division license is suspended to protect health, safety or welfare of the public.
A 24-hour call-back inspection will be performed after an emergency closure or suspension of license.
This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: 11 Sarasota area restaurants flagged with high-priority violations, 21 ace inspections
Reporting by Jimmy Geurts, Sarasota Herald-Tribune / Sarasota Herald-Tribune
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