FLORIDA STUDIO THEATRE

123 COCOANUT AVE, SARASOTA, Sarasota County. DBPR licence 6805393. 9 inspection visits from 2023-08-16 to 2026-10-23.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-10-23: routine inspection, 2 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic violations

3 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Sarasota County average that year (2 had none)

1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2023-08-16)

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
2026-10-23	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	2	1.24	3 areas 01 Approved source 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated
2026-03-05	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	3	1.11	5 areas 01 Approved source 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2025-10-03	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	0	1	1.11	3 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-03-13	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	1	1.26	3 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-11-15	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	2	1.26	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2024-03-07	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	2	1.24	2 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2)
2023-10-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3	1.24	3 areas 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2023-08-17	Complaint follow-up	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	0	1		1 area 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2023-08-16	Complaint inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	2	1	4		6 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 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.