PAPA JOHN'S PIZZA

1223 US 41 BYP S, VENICE, Sarasota County. DBPR licence 6804432. 5 inspection visits from 2023-09-18 to 2025-10-24.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2025-10-24: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic violations

1 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Sarasota County average that year (2 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
2025-10-24	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	1.11	2 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-09-09	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	2	1.26	4 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-02-28	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	2	1.24	4 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 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 46 Exiting system - adequate, good repair (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY)
2024-01-05	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3	1.24	2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2)
2023-09-18	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	4	1.24	6 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 49 Flammable/combustible materials - properly stored (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY)

The food: where these dishes come from

Papa John's is known for pizza. The stories are about the dishes, not the brand, and live on PlateTales.

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This is a Papa John's location. How Papa John's's 297 Florida stores compare with their counties.

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.