FIN & TONIC

6747 S TAMIAMI TRL, SARASOTA, Sarasota County. DBPR licence 6800171. 7 inspection visits from 2023-10-12 to 2026-09-18.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-09-18: routine inspection, 2 high-priority, 3 intermediate, 5 basic violations

4 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Sarasota County average that year (1 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

0inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Sarasota County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-09-18	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	3	5	1.24	7 areas 01 Approved source (x3) 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2026-05-11	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	5	1.11	6 areas 01 Approved source 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
2025-08-22	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	5	1.11	4 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2024-11-22	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	2	0	1.26	5 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 45 Fire extinguishers - proper and sufficient (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY)
2024-07-19	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	4	0	2	1.26	5 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
2024-02-09	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	5	10	1.24	14 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly (x2)
2023-10-12	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0

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A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.