BELLA VITA ITALIAN KITCHEN

501 N BENEVA RD STE 250, SARASOTA, Sarasota County. DBPR licence 6805528. 9 inspection visits from 2023-09-05 to 2025-11-25.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2025-11-25: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 4 basic violations

2 of 5routine 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
2025-11-25	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	4	1.11	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
2025-08-20	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-08-19	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	5	0	5	1.11	8 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly (x2)
2025-05-06	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	0	1		4 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-04-03	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2024-07-24	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	4	1.26	3 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2023-12-07	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
2023-12-06	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	0	3	1.24	3 areas 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2023-09-05	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	3	5	1.24	8 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x3) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 48 Gas appliances - properly installed, maintained (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY) 50 Current license properly displayed

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.