SIMONS COFFEE HOUSE

5900 S TAMIAMI TRAIL UNIT H, SARASOTA, Sarasota County. DBPR licence 6804606. 8 inspection visits from 2023-08-22 to 2026-10-29.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-10-29: routine inspection, 4 high-priority, 3 intermediate, 11 basic violations

3 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Sarasota County average that year (1 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
2026-10-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	4	3	11	1.24	12 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x3) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x3) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel
2026-04-02	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	6	1.11	6 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2025-08-04	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	4	2	3	1.11	7 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2024-11-22	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	7	1.26	7 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x2) 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 (x2)
2024-07-18	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-07-17	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	6	1	5	1.26	9 areas 01 Approved source (x3) 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2023-12-21	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	3	4	1.24	5 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2)
2023-08-22	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	7	1.24	7 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed

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.