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PLAZA MEXICO RESTAURANT BAR GRILL

1894 STICKNEY POINT RD, SARASOTA, Sarasota County. DBPR licence 6804795. 8 inspection visits from 2023-08-03 to 2026-06-03.

Referred for possible fineLast visit, 2026-06-03: routine inspection, 2 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 7 basic violations
5 of 6routine 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.
DateVisitResultHighInter.BasicCounty avgWhat was cited
2026-06-03 Routine inspection Referred for possible fine
DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended
207 1.11
9 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
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
  • 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles
  • 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
2025-08-06 Follow-up visit Corrected at follow-up
DBPR: Call Back - Complied
001
1 area
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
2025-08-04 Routine inspection Referred for possible fine
DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended
514 1.11
6 areas
  • 01 Approved source
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature (x3)
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2)
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  • 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2)
2024-11-19 Follow-up visit Corrected at follow-up
DBPR: Call Back - Complied
010
1 area
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2024-11-12 Routine inspection Referred for possible fine
DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended
639 1.26
10 areas
  • 01 Approved source (x2)
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2)
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x2)
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3)
  • 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x3)
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2)
  • 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded
2024-07-17 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
509 1.26
10 areas
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x3)
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2)
  • 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
  • 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly (x2)
  • 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2023-12-05 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
228 1.24
12 areas
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  • 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints
  • 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
  • 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure
  • 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
  • 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2023-08-03 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
1313 1.24
12 areas
  • 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed
  • 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x2)
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2)
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2)
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2)
  • 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
  • 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2)
  • 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
  • 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
  • 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation

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.