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IRMA'S TACOS CRAFT BEER AND TEQUILA BAR

12221 MERCADO DR, VENICE, Sarasota County. DBPR licence 6805848. 8 inspection visits from 2023-07-11 to 2026-10-23.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-10-23: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 4 basic violations
0 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Sarasota County average that year (1 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.
DateVisitResultHighInter.BasicCounty avgWhat was cited
2026-10-23 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
104 1.24
3 areas
  • 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints
  • 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x3)
  • 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2026-06-19 Complaint inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
207
7 areas
  • 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x3)
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  • 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
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2026-05-07 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
102 1.11
3 areas
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated
  • 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2025-10-16 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
110 1.11
2 areas
  • 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-01-22 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
112 1.26
4 areas
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated
  • 50 Current license properly displayed
2024-08-29 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
003 1.26
3 areas
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored
2023-11-02 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
114 1.24
6 areas
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 11 Personnel with infections restricted
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored
  • 50 Current license properly displayed
2023-07-11 Routine inspection Referred for possible fine
DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended
121 1.24
4 areas
  • 11 Personnel with infections restricted
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 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.