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.
Please note that some more recent, follow-up inspections may not be included here.
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Sarasota-Manatee best restaurant inspections
The following restaurants, food trucks and caterers, listed in alphabetical order, passed their inspections June 2-8 with zero violations:
- AMI Mediterranean Xpress, 5316 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach
- Camacho's Food Service, 1714 14th St. W., Bradenton
- CoolToday Park, 18800 S. West Villages Parkway, Venice
- Fewd Tent Catering, 6218 Cortez Road W., Bradenton
- Osaka Sushi & Grill, 8950 U.S. 301 N. Unit 113, Parrish
- PlanIT Events LLC, 2004 Sixth Ave. W., Bradenton
- Taqueria Lucy, 925 15th St. E., Bradenton
- Taqueria Morales, 2801 14th St. W. Ste A, Bradenton
- Tito’s Latin Cuisine, 3413 Cortez Road, Bradenton
Sarasota-Manatee restaurant inspections with high-priority violations:
The following restaurants and food trucks, listed in alphabetical order, were issued warnings, recommended for administrative complaints or were temporarily closed due to failed inspections June 2-8:
Bento
190 N. Cattlemen Road Unit 5, Sarasota
June 5
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
Twelve total violations, with four high-priority violations:
- High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee touching soiled surfaces and then preparing ready-to-eat food. **Warning**
- High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Observed front line employee changing tasks, touching soiled equipment and then preparing food without changing gloves. **Warning**
- High Priority - Stop sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed 32 ounces of pooled eggs at 65F and three pounds of cooked chicken at 114F. Items should have been on the time-controlled tracking forms but the forms were from 6/3/2024 (two days ago) and not current. Operator discarded food product. Operator stated they did not fill out the tracking forms today and he discarded the food product. **Warning**
- High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. **Warning**
Frayesne Castillo
1265 Old Stickney Point Road, Sarasota
June 7
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
Six total violations, with one high-priority violation:
- High Priority - Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less. Observed shell eggs in shelf above reach-in cooler. Employee returned to refrigerator. As a repeat violation the importance of following proper protocol with this violation was reinforced with the manager. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Tara Golf & Country Club
6602 Drewrys Bluff, Bradenton
June 6
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
Five high-priority violations:
- High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Observed in back kitchen area dishwasher (chlorine 10ppm). Person in charge changed chlorine and dishwasher recheck (Chlorine 100ppm) **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed in reach-in cooler on cooks line raw ground beef over cooked beef. Educated person in charge on safe refrigerator storage and emailed person in charge a copy of the handout. Person in charge removed raw ground beef. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds seven days after opening/preparation. Observed in walk-in cooler pasta salad date marked 5/28/24. Educated person in charge on ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds seven days after opening/preparation. Person in charge voluntarily discarded salad. **Warning**
- High Priority - Stop sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed in reach-in cooler on cooks line: hard-boiled eggs (49F - cold holding); cheese (48F - cold holding); cooked potatoes (50F - cold holding); cut melon (49F - cold holding); cut tomatoes (47F - cold holding); cooked shrimp (50F - cold holding.) Person in charge stated that all items were placed in the cooler on 6/4/24. Educated person in charge on time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Person in charge voluntarily discarded all food items. **Warning**
- High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed in reach-in cooler on cooks line: hard-boiled eggs (49F - cold holding); cheese (48F - cold holding); cooked potatoes (50F - cold holding); cut melon (49F - cold holding); cut tomatoes (47F - cold holding); cooked shrimp (50F - cold holding.) Person in charge stated that all items were placed in the cooler on 6/4/24. Educated person in charge on time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Person in charge voluntarily discarded all food items. **Warning**
Tara Golf & Country Club
6602 Drewrys Bluff, Bradenton
June 7
Call back — complied. Zero violations.
WingHouse Bar and Grill
2015 60th Ave. E., Ellenton
June 4
Follow-up needed: Warning issued.
Twenty-eight total violations, with seven high-priority violations:
- High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Glass washer at bar 0ppm chlorine. **Warning**
- High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Dish washer. **Warning**
- High Priority - Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Cook handled raw beef with gloves on, changed gloves but did not wash hands. **Warning**
- High Priority - Employee touched apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Cook. **Warning**
- High Priority - Stop sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Mozzarella sticks and cooked potatoes holding at 62F in reach-in freezer on cook line. Per operator, freezer is broken and products have been in freezer over four hours. **Warning**
- High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Mozzarella sticks and cooked potatoes holding at 62F in reach-in freezer on cook line. Per operator, freezer is broken and products have been in freezer over four hours. **Warning**
- High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. At mop sink. **Warning**
WingHouse Bar and Grill
2015 60th Ave. E., Ellenton
June 5
Call back — extension given, pending. Follow-up needed.
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