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5070 CLARK RD, SARASOTA, Sarasota County. DBPR licence 6805735. 10 inspection visits from 2023-07-11 to 2026-09-29.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-09-29: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 2 basic violations

2 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Sarasota County average that year (4 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
2026-09-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	2	1.24	3 areas 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
2026-02-24	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	4	3	1.11	8 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
2025-11-18	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-09-17	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	1	0	1.11	1 area 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-05-16	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2025-02-04	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	4	2	1	1.26	7 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 50 Current license properly displayed
2024-09-11	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-09-09	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	0	0	1.26	2 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2023-11-13	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	2	1.24	2 areas 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x3) 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
2023-07-11	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	2	1.24	3 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils

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.