RUTH'S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE #7386

6490 UNIVERSITY PKWY, SARASOTA, Sarasota County. DBPR licence 6806085. 7 inspection visits from 2023-09-22 to 2025-11-24.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2025-11-24: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 3 basic violations

1 of 5routine 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

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
2025-11-24	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	3	1.11	2 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2)
2025-08-19	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	4	1.11	6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2024-12-05	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	1	1	1.26	5 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-08-22	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	3	1.26	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2024-02-19	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2023-12-21	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	2	4	1.24	5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-09-22	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0

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.