THE HUB BAJA GRILL

5148 OCEAN BLVD, SARASOTA, Sarasota County. DBPR licence 6804644. 11 inspection visits from 2023-10-31 to 2026-10-20.

Referred for possible fineLast visit, 2026-10-20: complaint inspection, 1 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 3 basic violations

1 of 6routine 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

3inspections 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
2026-10-20	Complaint inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	1	3		5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 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
2026-08-12	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	1	1.24	3 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2026-02-25	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	1	5		8 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-12-03	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	1	1		2 areas 01 Approved source 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2025-12-02	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	2	7	1.11	8 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2025-07-25	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	2		4 areas 01 Approved source 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2025-03-04	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	4	3	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 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2024-09-05	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	3	6	1.26	8 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 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 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 45 Fire extinguishers - proper and sufficient (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY)
2024-04-15	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	8	1.24	8 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x3) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2023-11-01	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	1	0	2		3 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2023-10-31	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	4	3	8	1.24	10 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x3) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x3) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly

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.