JOYS KOUZINE

539 A US HWY 41 BYP N, VENICE, Sarasota County. DBPR licence 6805663. 14 inspection visits from 2023-08-16 to 2026-09-25.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-09-25: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

3 of 8routine 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
2026-09-25	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-09-16	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	6	1	1.24	6 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 11 Personnel with infections restricted 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-06-26	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	1	1.11	2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2026-06-03	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	4	0	4	1.11	6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-12-04	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	3	1		2 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x3) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-11-20	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	7	3	1.11	7 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x3) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x3)
2025-04-03	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	4	6		8 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-04-02	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	5	10	7	1.26	12 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature (x3) 04 Facilities to maintain product temperature 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x3) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x3)
2024-12-04	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-11-21	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	1	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 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-07-23	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	2	1.26	4 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2024-01-11	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	0	1.24	3 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 50 Current license properly displayed
2023-10-17	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2023-08-16	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	2	0	1.24	1 area 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (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.