APPLEBEE'S NEIGHBORHOOD GRILL AND BAR

4329 S TAMIAMI TRAIL, VENICE, Sarasota County. DBPR licence 6803901. 10 inspection visits from 2023-08-04 to 2026-07-13.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-07-13: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 2 basic violations

1 of 8routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Sarasota County average that year (5 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
2026-07-13	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	2	1.24	3 areas 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-05-26	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	0		1 area 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2026-05-19	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	1.11	2 areas 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-07-07	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	1	1.11	2 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2)
2025-01-06	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	5	0	1.26	3 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x3) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-08-09	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-08-08	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	4	2	1.26	6 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2024-02-09	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	1.24	1 area 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2023-11-20	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	2	1.24	3 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2023-08-04	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	2	1.24	4 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly

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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.