PLAYA BOWLS

1427 S TAMIAMI TRL, SARASOTA, Sarasota County. DBPR licence 6806097. 8 inspection visits from 2023-11-03 to 2026-08-19.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-08-19: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 2 basic violations

0 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Sarasota County average that year (6 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	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-08-19	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	1.24	3 areas 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-12-31	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1.11
2025-08-06	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	1.11	3 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-03-20	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	1		1 area 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
2025-03-14	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	1	1.26	2 areas 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-09-06	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	1.26	3 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
2024-03-14	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	1.24	2 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored
2023-11-03	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0

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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.