A live roach spotted in the kitchen of a Sarasota County restaurant was among the high-priority violations recently found at local dining establishments, while others earned perfect scores on their recent health inspections.
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.
Which Sarasota-Manatee restaurants got perfect scores on their health inspections?
These restaurants, food trucks and caterers met all standards during their May 18-24 inspections and no violations were found:
Which Sarasota County restaurants had high-priority violations?
The following restaurants were issued warnings, recommended for administrative complaints or temporarily closed due to failed inspections May 18-24:
Burgundy Square Cafe
227 Miami Ave. W., Venice
May 20
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
6 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations:
Burgundy Square Cafe
227 Miami Ave. W., Venice
May 22
Call back — complied. Zero violations.
Cafe Venice
101 W. Venice Ave., Venice
May 19
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
9 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations:
Crow’s Nest
1968 Tarpon Center Drive, Venice
May 19
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
10 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations:
Crow’s Nest
1968 Tarpon Center Drive, Venice
May 20
Call back — complied. Met inspection standards.
Daiquiri Deck
325 John Ringling Blvd., Sarasota
May 18
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
7 total violations, with 4 high-priority violations:
Daiquiri Deck
325 John Ringling Blvd., Sarasota
May 19
Call back — complied. Met inspection standards.
Grillsmith
6240 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota
May 20
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
6 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations:
SushiOo
14415 Tamiami Trail, North Port
May 22
Follow-up needed: Administrative complaint recommended.
17 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations:
Valenti’s Ristorante
1200 E. Venice Ave., Venice
May 21
Follow-up needed: Administrative complaint recommended.
20 total violations, with 5 high-priority violations:
Valenti’s Ristorante
1200 E. Venice Ave., Venice
May 22
Call back — complied. Met inspection standards.
Venice Golf & Country Club
250 Venice Golf Club Drive, Venice
May 20
Follow-up needed: Administrative complaint recommended.
8 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation:
Which Manatee County restaurants had high-priority violations?
The following restaurants or food trucks were issued warnings, recommended for administrative complaints or temporarily closed due to failed inspections May 18-24:
La Esperanza Cafeteria
Mobile food dispensing vehicle
May 18
Follow-up needed: Administrative complaint recommended.
2 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation:
R Burger N Wings
7315 52nd Place E., Bradenton
May 19
Call back — administrative complaint recommended. Follow-up needed.
3 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations:
High Priority – From initial inspection: Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed in walk-in cooler raw shell egg over cheese. Educated person in charge on safe refrigerator storage and emailed person in charge a copy of the handout. Person in charge removed raw shell eggs. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2026-05-19: **Admin Complaint**
High Priority – From initial inspection: Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed on food prep table potato fries (69F – cold holding); chicken (68F – cold holding). Person in charge stated they had been out of the walk-in cooler for approximately 1.5 and placed all in walk-in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2026-05-19: **Admin Complaint**
R Burger N Wings
7315 52nd Place E., Bradenton
May 20
Call back — complied. Zero violations.
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.
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This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Roach found in kitchen at Sarasota County restaurant during inspection
Reporting by Jimmy Geurts, Sarasota Herald-Tribune / Sarasota Herald-Tribune
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