CHECKER'S DRIVE IN #356

1721 S TAMIAMI TRL, VENICE, Sarasota County. DBPR licence 6803733. 9 inspection visits from 2023-07-17 to 2026-08-26.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-08-26: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 1 basic violations

0 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

1inspections 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
2026-08-26	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	1	1.24	2 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
2026-05-26	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	1.11	1 area 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2025-11-24	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	5	1.11	6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2025-03-24	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	3	6	1.26	7 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-12-16	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	5	5		6 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x3) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-10-16	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	8	7		9 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x4) 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x3) 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-08-01	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	5	1.26	5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2023-10-30	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	2	1.24	3 areas 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 50 Current license properly displayed
2023-07-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3	1.24	2 areas 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 50 Current license properly displayed

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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.