SHARKY'S ON THE PIER

1600 HARBOR DR S, VENICE, Sarasota County. DBPR licence 6802190. 12 inspection visits from 2023-10-23 to 2026-09-28.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-09-28: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic violations

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

1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2024-10-31)

5inspections 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
2026-09-28	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	1	1.24	2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2026-06-18	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	6	1.11	7 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2025-10-22	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-10-08	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	0	2		2 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2025-07-21	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-07-17	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	2	2		5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-12-17	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	0		1 area 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2024-11-01	Complaint follow-up	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	1	0		1 area 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure
2024-10-31	Complaint inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	1	1	1		3 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2024-04-10	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	4		3 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2024-01-25	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	1.24	1 area 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x2)
2023-10-23	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	2	2	1.24	5 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x3) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed

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.