Popular restaurants in downtown Sarasota and on St. Armands Circle, as well as in Venice and Bradenton, received high-priority violations during recent health inspections while other Sarasota-Manatee establishments got zero violations.
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 met all standards during their July 20-26 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 20-26:
China Palace
1581 S. Sumter Blvd., North Port
July 20
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
10 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations:
Food + Beer
1525 Fourth St. Unit B, Sarasota
July 23
Follow-up needed: Administrative complaint recommended.
9 total violations, with 4 high-priority violations:
Pineapple Tequila
1661 U.S. Highway 41 Bypass S., Venice
July 21
Follow-up needed: Administrative complaint recommended.
6 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation:
Venezia
373 St. Armands Circle, Sarasota
July 24
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
7 total violations, with 4 high-priority violations:
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 20-26:
Casa Blanca Modern Mexican Tequila Bar
4120 14th St. W., Bradenton
July 21
Follow-up needed: Administrative complaint recommended.
4 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations:
Culver’s
1801 U.S. Highway 301 N., Palmetto
July 22
Follow-up needed: Administrative complaint recommended.
4 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations:
Food Hall
465 Cortez Road W., Bradenton
July 21
Follow-up needed: Administrative complaint recommended.
9 total violations, with 4 high-priority violations:
Hong BBQ & Hot Pot
445 Cortez Road W., Bradenton
July 22
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
6 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation:
Kiku Sushi & Grill
7338 Cortez Blvd., Bradenton
July 22
Follow-up needed: Administrative complaint recommended.
5 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations:
Mattison’s Riverwalk
101 Riverfront Blvd. #120, Bradenton
July 20
Follow-up needed: Administrative complaint recommended.
11 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations:
South Philly Cheesesteaks
5942 34th St. Suite 115, Bradenton
July 20
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
8 total violations, with 5 high-priority violations:
South Philly Cheesesteaks
5942 34th St. Suite 115, Bradenton
July 21
Call back — complied. Met inspection standards.
South Philly Cheesesteaks
5442 Lockwood Ridge Road, Bradenton
July 24
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
7 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations:
Tortilleria La Rancherita
3010 14th St. W., Bradenton
July 20
Follow-up needed: Administrative complaint recommended.
13 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 for high-priority violations
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