Several popular Sarasota restaurants, including a downtown establishment and two on St. Armands Circle, received high-priority violations during recent inspections. Others in Manatee County also received high-priority violations, including one that was temporarily closed after inspectors found live roaches.
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 and food trucks met all standards during their July 13-19 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 July 13-19:
Carrabba’s Italian Grill
1751 S. Tamiami Trail, Venice
July 15
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
7 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations:
Jack Dusty
1111 Ritz-Carlton Drive, Sarasota
July 15
Follow-up needed: Administrative complaint recommended.
4 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations:
Jersey Mike’s Subs
17247 Tamiami Trail, North Port
July 17
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
6 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations:
Lynches Pub & Grub
19b North Boulevard of the Presidents, Sarasota
July 15
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
8 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations:
Ringside
233 Benjamin Franklin Drive, Sarasota
July 16
Follow-up needed: Administrative complaint recommended.
5 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations:
Toasty’s
14876 S. Tamiami Trail, North Port
July 13
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
10 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation:
Tommy Bahama
465 John Ringling Blvd., Sarasota
July 15
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
5 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations:
The Westin Sarasota
1175 N. Gulfstream Ave., Sarasota
July 13
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
3 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation:
Which Manatee County restaurants had high-priority violations?
The following restaurants were issued warnings, recommended for administrative complaints or temporarily closed due to failed inspections July 13-19:
Burger and Pancake House
1631 Eighth Ave. W., Palmetto
July 13
Follow-up needed: Administrative complaint recommended.
11 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations:
China 1
3236 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach
July 15
Emergency order recommended: Facility temporarily closed.
6 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations:
China 1
3236 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach
July 16
Emergency order callback complied. Met inspection standards.
Delicias PR
6130 15th St. E., Bradenton
July 16
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
8 total violations, with 5 high-priority violations:
Delicias PR
6130 15th St. E., Bradenton
July 17
Callback — complied. Met inspection standards.
Jersey Mike’s Subs
4020 14th St. W., Bradenton
July 15
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
4 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation:
Jersey Mike’s Subs
4020 14th St. W., Bradenton
July 16
Callback — complied. Met inspection standards.
Mexi-Peru
4816 14th St. W., Bradenton
July 15
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
9 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations:
Mexi-Peru
4816 14th St. W., Bradenton
July 16
Callback — complied. Zero violations.
The Parrot Patio Bar & Grill
7230 52nd Place E., Bradenton
July 17
Follow-up needed: Administrative complaint recommended.
7 total violations, with 4 high-priority violations:
Scott’s Deli
6000 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach
July 15
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
7 total violations, with 4 high-priority violations:
Ventura’s Italian Kitchen on Cortez
4805 Cortez Road W., Bradenton
July 13
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
5 total violations, with 2 high-priority 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: Popular Sarasota restaurants cited during latest inspections
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