BAGELS AND BREWS CAFE

6970 BENEVA RD, SARASOTA, Sarasota County. DBPR licence 6805494. 13 inspection visits from 2023-07-14 to 2026-09-28.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-09-28: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic violations

2 of 8routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Sarasota County average that year (3 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	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-09-28	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	1.24	1 area 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2026-03-02	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	1	0	1.11	2 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2025-09-18	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	0	1.11	1 area 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
2025-05-23	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2025-03-19	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	0	1	1.26	3 areas 28 Sewage and wastewater disposed properly 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 50 Current license properly displayed
2024-10-31	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3	1.26	3 areas 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
2024-06-11	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	0	1		1 area 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2024-04-11	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	2	1	1.24	3 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-01-16	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2023-11-15	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	4	1	1.24	5 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2023-09-21	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	2		1 area 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean (x2)
2023-07-26	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	0	1	2		2 areas 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-07-14	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	4	2	8	1.24	12 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification

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.