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3440 CLARK RD, SARASOTA, Sarasota County. DBPR licence 6804500. 6 inspection visits from 2023-10-18 to 2025-12-23.

Warning: inspector to returnLast visit, 2025-12-23: routine inspection, 4 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 3 basic violations

3 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Sarasota County average that year (0 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
2025-12-23	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	4	0	3	1.11	6 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2025-07-11	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2025-02-26	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	0	7	1.26	8 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel
2024-09-23	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	7	1	7	1.26	12 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-02-09	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	7	1.24	10 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-10-18	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	5	1.24	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved

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.