THE FOUNTAIN KITCHEN AND WINE BAR

543 S PINEAPPLE AVE, SARASOTA, Sarasota County. DBPR licence 6802913. 8 inspection visits from 2023-09-22 to 2026-09-17.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-09-17: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 2 basic violations

1 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Sarasota County average that year (4 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
2026-09-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	2	1.24	3 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2025-12-16	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	1	1.11	3 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2025-07-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	1.11	2 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-02-11	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	1	2	1.26	5 areas 01 Approved source 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 09 Foods handled with minimum contact 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-08-27	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	4	1.26	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2024-02-14	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-01-31	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	0	2	1.24	3 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2023-09-22	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	2	1.24	3 areas 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 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.