PINEAPPLE TEQUILA MEXICAN GRILL AND CANTINA

1661 US HWY 41 BYPASS S, VENICE, Sarasota County. DBPR licence 6806069. 9 inspection visits from 2023-10-20 to 2026-07-21.

Referred for possible fineLast visit, 2026-07-21: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 5 intermediate, 0 basic violations

1 of 6routine 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

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
2026-07-21	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	5	0	1.24	4 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x3) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-06-16	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	2	1.11	3 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
2025-10-13	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	2	3		6 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 28 Sewage and wastewater disposed properly 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean (x2)
2025-07-14	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	2	1.11	3 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 50 Current license properly displayed
2024-11-14	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	0	1.26	1 area 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
2024-07-02	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	2		2 areas 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded
2024-07-01	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	2	5		7 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded
2024-01-18	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	0	2	1.24	4 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 50 Current license properly displayed
2023-10-20	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	3	1.24	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly

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.