OPHELIA'S ON THE BAY

9105 MIDNIGHT PASS RD, SARASOTA, Sarasota County. DBPR licence 6800196. 11 inspection visits from 2023-10-30 to 2026-09-16.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-09-16: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 2 intermediate, 4 basic violations

1 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Sarasota County average that year (6 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
2026-09-16	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	4	1.24	4 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2026-03-05	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	1.11	2 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-09-04	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	1	1.11	2 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2025-05-15	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-03-12	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	2	2	1.26	4 areas 01 Approved source 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-09-09	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	4	1.26	4 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-06-23	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2024-04-22	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	2	3	1.24	4 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
2023-11-01	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 50 Current license properly displayed
2023-10-31	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	2	0	1		3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 50 Current license properly displayed
2023-10-30	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	2	2	1.24	5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 50 Current license properly displayed

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.