PHO CALI

1578 MAIN ST, SARASOTA, Sarasota County. DBPR licence 6801339. 10 inspection visits from 2023-08-24 to 2026-10-28.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-10-28: routine inspection, 2 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 3 basic violations

7 of 9routine 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
2026-10-28	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	3	1.24	5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly (x2)
2026-07-08	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	5	2	0	1.24	6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-10-23	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	0	2	1.11	4 areas 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-07-02	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	3	2	1.11	5 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-12-19	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-12-10	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	1	1	1.26	4 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly (x2)
2024-08-14	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	1	1.26	2 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x3)
2024-03-22	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	4	0	0	1.24	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly (x2)
2023-12-27	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	0	1	1.24	4 areas 01 Approved source 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 09 Foods handled with minimum contact 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
2023-08-24	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	2	1	1.24	5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly

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.