KENDO

1657 US HWY 41 BYP S, VENICE, Sarasota County. DBPR licence 6805367. 10 inspection visits from 2023-09-07 to 2025-03-07.

No inspection since 2025-03-07. The restaurant may have closed, moved or changed licence; DBPR's files do not say which.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2025-03-07: routine inspection, 2 high-priority, 8 intermediate, 12 basic violations

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

1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2023-12-13)

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
2025-03-07	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	8	12	1.26	14 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x3) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x3) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 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 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x3) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-09-19	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	3	6	19	1.26	16 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x5) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x2) 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x3) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (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 (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3) 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded 50 Current license properly displayed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation (x2)
2024-02-21	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	4	1.24	5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2024-02-13	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2023-12-18	Follow-up visit	Closure follow-up: more time given DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Time Extension	0	1	1		2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-12-16	Follow-up visit	Not yet allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Not Complied	1	2	3		5 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-12-15	Follow-up visit	Not yet allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Not Complied	2	3	4		6 areas 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 (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-12-14	Follow-up visit	Not yet allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Not Complied	5	3	6		9 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x3) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-12-13	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	7	11	16	1.24	17 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature (x3) 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x3) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x3) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x4) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x3)
2023-09-07	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	4	4	3		8 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly (x2)

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.