A Sarasota County restaurant was temporarily closed after inspectors found live roaches and other health violations, then later faced an administrative complaint after a state-posted closure sign was removed.
Meanwhile, multiple Sarasota-Manatee establishments received no violations during 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 Aug. 3-9 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 Aug. 3-9:
Blue Tequila
14525 Tamiami Trail, North Port
Aug. 7
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
6 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations:
Hanami
1525 Fourth St. Unit C, Sarasota
Aug. 3
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
10 total violations, with 6 high-priority violations:
Hanami
1525 Fourth St. Unit C, Sarasota
Aug. 7
Call back — complied. Zero violations.
Italiano’s
4191 S. Tamiami Trail, Venice
Aug. 3
Emergency order recommended: Facility temporarily closed.
10 total violations, with 5 high-priority violations:
Italiano’s
4191 S. Tamiami Trail, Venice
Aug. 7
Follow-up needed: Administrative complaint recommended.
1 total violation, with 1 high-priority violation:
Italiano’s
4191 S. Tamiami Trail, Venice
Aug. 7
Emergency order callback complied. Met inspection standards.
The Oasis Cafe and Bakery
3542 S. Osprey Ave., Sarasota
Aug. 3
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
4 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations:
Toasted Mango Cafe
1371 Boulevard of the Arts, Sarasota
Aug. 7
Call back — administrative complaint recommended.
1 total violation, 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 Aug. 3-9:
China King
6816 14th St. W., Bradenton
Aug. 6
Follow-up needed: Administrative complaint recommended.
7 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations:
The Cut Golf & Grill
2808 10th St. W., Palmetto
Aug. 7
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
6 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations:
First Watch
8990 U.S. 301 N. Unit 123, Parrish
Aug. 6
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
8 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations:
Hickory Hollow
4705 U.S. 301 N., Ellenton
Aug. 7
Follow-up needed: Administrative complaint recommended.
8 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations:
Hong BBQ & Hot Pot
445 Cortez Road W., Bradenton
Aug. 5
Call back — administrative complaint recommended. Follow-up needed.
3 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation:
K Wing
419 Cortez Road W., Bradenton
Aug. 6
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
11 total violations, with 4 high-priority violations:
Outback Steakhouse
4510 S.R. 64 E., Bradenton
Aug. 5
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
8 total violations, with 6 high-priority violations:
Tacos El Jefe
Mobile food dispensing vehicle
Aug. 7
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
9 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations:
Yummy Tokyo
9552 Buffalo Road, Palmetto
Aug. 5
Follow-up needed: Administrative complaint recommended.
9 total violations, with 3 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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