FIREHOUSE SUBS

1570 US 41 BYPASS S, VENICE, Sarasota County. DBPR licence 6804869. 7 inspection visits from 2023-07-13 to 2026-09-03.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-09-03: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

0 of 4routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Sarasota County average that year (2 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

1inspections 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
2026-09-03	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-09-02	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	0	5	1.24	6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel
2025-08-29	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	1		2 areas 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
2025-07-21	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	1.11	1 area 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
2024-11-19	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-09-16	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	2	0	1.26	3 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-07-13	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	3	4	1.24	6 areas 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 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 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification

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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.