OLD SALTY DOG (THE)

5023 OCEAN BLVD, SARASOTA, Sarasota County. DBPR licence 6801484. 8 inspection visits from 2023-09-26 to 2026-08-18.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-08-18: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

2 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Sarasota County average that year (3 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

2inspections 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
2026-08-18	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-08-10	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	0	0	1.24	2 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-12-03	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	7	1.11	6 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
2025-07-30	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	0	1.11	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2025-02-24	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	6	1.26	6 areas 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2024-07-11	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	4		7 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-02-19	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	3	8		11 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded
2023-09-26	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	2	1.24	3 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean

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.