THE 1818 GRILL

1818 S OSPREY AVE, SARASOTA, Sarasota County. DBPR licence 6804405. 15 inspection visits from 2023-08-22 to 2026-09-22.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-09-22: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 3 basic violations

2 of 8routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Sarasota County average that year (4 had none)

1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2023-11-30)

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
2026-09-22	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	3	1.24	4 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded
2026-01-29	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3		2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-09-05	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	4		3 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded
2025-09-04	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	0	4	1.11	5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded
2025-03-31	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	4	1.26	3 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded
2024-11-22	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	4		3 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded
2024-11-14	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	0	1	4		4 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded
2024-11-04	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	2	4	1.26	5 areas 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) 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded
2024-06-13	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	3	1.24	5 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-03-29	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	3		3 areas 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded
2024-01-29	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	2	5	1.24	8 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-01-29	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	1	2		3 areas 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-12-01	Follow-up visit	Closure follow-up: more time given DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Time Extension	1	1	3		4 areas 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-11-30	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	2	2	3	1.24	5 areas 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2023-08-22	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	1.24	1 area 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located

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.