Twelve Sarasota County restaurants received high-priority violations, while 10 others in Sarasota and Manatee County 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 June 1-7 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 June 1-7:
The Banyan House
19725 Wellen Park Blvd., Venice
June 2
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
15 total violations, with 4 high-priority violations:
Bob Evans
4312 S. Tamiami Trail, Venice
June 3
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
16 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations:
Bob Evans
4312 S. Tamiami Trail, Venice
June 5
Call back — complied. Met inspection standards.
Chicanos
1185 U.S. 41 Bypass, Venice
June 1
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
7 total violations, with 4 high-priority violations:
D’Angelo’s
1203 U.S. 41 Bypass S., Venice
June 1
Follow-up needed: Administrative complaint recommended.
4 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations:
Hotel Venezia
425 U.S. 41 Bypass N., Venice
June 2
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
10 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation:
Marina Jack
2 Marina Plaza, Sarasota
June 2
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
7 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation:
Marina Jack
2 Marina Plaza, Sarasota
June 3
Call back — complied. Met inspection standards.
Paya Thai Curry
1055 U.S. 41 Bypass S., Venice
June 2
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
12 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation:
PGT
1070 Technology Drive, Nokomis
June 3
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
4 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations:
Plaza Mexico Restaurant Bar & Grill
1894 Stickney Point Road, Sarasota
June 3
Follow-up needed: Administrative complaint recommended.
9 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations:
Pokehub
1693 U.S. 41 Bypass S. Unit A, Venice
June 3
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
25 total violations, with 6 high-priority violations:
Pokehub
1693 U.S. 41 Bypass S. Unit A, Venice
June 5
Call back — complied. Met inspection standards.
Subway
1433 S. Sumter Blvd., North Port
June 2
Call back — administrative complaint recommended. Follow-up needed.
3 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation:
Wellen Park Golf and Country Club
12030 Wellen Golf St., Venice
June 3
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
3 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations:
Wellen Park Golf and Country Club
12030 Wellen Golf St., Venice
June 4
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
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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