RITA'S ITALIAN ICE OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA

2881 CLARK RD STE 25, SARASOTA, Sarasota County. DBPR licence 6804689. 3 inspection visits from 2023-11-20 to 2025-09-26.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2025-09-26: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 3 basic violations

0 of 2routine 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	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2025-09-26	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	3	1.11	4 areas 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-08-09	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	6	1.26	7 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 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 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 46 Exiting system - adequate, good repair (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY)
2023-11-20	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0

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.