ART OVATION HOTEL

1255 N PALM AVE, SARASOTA, Sarasota County. DBPR licence 6805733. 16 inspection visits from 2023-10-11 to 2026-09-21.

Warning: inspector to returnLast visit, 2026-09-21: routine inspection, 4 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic violations

8 of 8routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Sarasota County average that year (0 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
2026-09-21	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	4	0	2	1.24	4 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2026-08-11	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2026-06-11	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	2	2	1.11	6 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-12-17	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2025-12-16	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	5	0	2	1.11	6 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2025-08-01	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 48 Gas appliances - properly installed, maintained (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY)
2025-07-24	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	8	1	2	1.11	8 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 48 Gas appliances - properly installed, maintained (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY)
2025-02-06	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	2		1 area 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2)
2025-01-27	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	0	3	1.26	4 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 48 Gas appliances - properly installed, maintained (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY)
2024-10-16	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-08-22	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	1	1	1		3 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2024-08-14	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	5	3	3	1.26	7 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2024-05-21	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	2	0	1		3 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2024-03-21	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	1	3	1.24	7 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2023-12-06	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0		1 area 48 Gas appliances - properly installed, maintained (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY)
2023-10-11	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	8	4	1	1.24	11 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 11 Personnel with infections restricted 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 48 Gas appliances - properly installed, maintained (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY) 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.