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Sarasota County

DBPR D7. In FY2024-25 restaurants here averaged 1.07 high-priority violations per routine inspection (Florida 0.98), number 23 of 67 counties from the highest. This is the baseline InspectLens compares Sarasota stores against.

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1.07high-priority violations per routine inspection, FY2024-25, n = 2,711
1.26first-visit baseline used for scores, n = 2,255 inspections
0.6%routine inspections ending in an emergency order recommendation, FY2024-25

By fiscal year

01.07FY2016-17: 0.81 (n = 2,298)16-17FY2017-18: 0.96 (n = 1,340)17-18FY2018-19: 0.96 (n = 1,236)18-19FY2019-20: 1.03 (n = 2,107)19-20FY2020-21: 1.03 (n = 2,125)20-21FY2021-22: 0.96 (n = 2,330)21-22FY2022-23: 1.00 (n = 2,511)22-23FY2023-24: 1.03 (n = 2,821)23-24FY2024-25: 1.07 (n = 2,711)24-25FY2025-26: 0.95 (n = 2,620)25-26FY2026-27: 1.03 (n = 950) partial year26-27*
High-priority violations per routine inspection, Sarasota vs Florida. * = fiscal year in progress. Data as of 2026-11-09.
Fiscal yearSarasotaRoutine inspections (n)FloridaFirst-visit baseline
FY2026-27*1.039501.041.24
FY2025-260.952,6200.981.11
FY2024-251.072,7110.981.26
FY2023-241.032,8211.001.24
FY2022-231.002,5111.041.16
FY2021-220.962,3301.051.06
FY2020-211.032,1250.951.10
FY2019-201.032,1070.941.20
FY2018-190.961,2361.021.37
FY2017-180.961,3401.061.24
FY2016-170.812,2981.140.96

Recent emergency closures in Sarasota

Latest 10 of 11 closures in DBPR's weekly extracts (2025-12-29 to 2026-11-06). Reasons are DBPR's own wording.
ClosedBusinessCityReason (DBPR)Re-opened
2026-10-20Stroke's SeafoodSarasotaNo handwashing sink2026-10-20
2026-09-29Kiku SushiOspreyRoach activity2026-09-30
2026-09-24Pelican AlleyNokomisRodent activity2026-09-25
2026-09-17Michelle's Brown Bag Café LLCSarasotaRodent activity2026-09-18
2026-09-03Marcos Pizza 8552NokomisRodent activity2026-09-03
2026-08-03Italiano'sVeniceRoach activity2026-08-07
2026-05-12Cilantro GrillSarasotaRoach activity2026-05-15
2026-05-08FaFa Inc China BuffetNorth PortRoach activity2026-05-09
2026-03-25Fat Daddios PizzaSarasotaRodent activity2026-03-26
2026-03-23T J Carney'sVeniceRodent activity2026-03-24