THE OLD SALTY DOG

1485 SOUTH TAMIAMI TRAIL, VENICE, Sarasota County. DBPR licence 6805575. 10 inspection visits from 2023-07-26 to 2026-09-29.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-09-29: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 6 basic violations

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

1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2024-03-22)

2inspections 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
2026-09-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	6	1.24	5 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3) 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2026-05-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	3	5	1.11	8 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-11-25	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	2		3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2025-03-26	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	4	1	1.26	3 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x3) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-11-07	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	1	1.26	1 area 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2)
2024-05-30	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	7	1.24	6 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 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 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x5) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-03-23	Complaint follow-up	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	0	5		3 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)
2024-03-22	Complaint inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	6	2	13		8 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 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 (x4) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x7) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly (x2)
2023-11-09	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	4	3	1.24	6 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-07-26	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	6	1.24	7 areas 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation

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.