BAR ITALIA

6568 UNIVERSITY PKY, SARASOTA, Sarasota County. DBPR licence 6806101. 9 inspection visits from 2024-07-01 to 2026-04-22.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-04-22: complaint follow-up, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

3 of 3routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Sarasota County average that year (0 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
2026-04-22	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-04-14	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	1	3		6 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel
2025-11-03	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	2	1.11	5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2025-08-07	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-07-30	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	5	1	1	1.11	7 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 45 Fire extinguishers - proper and sufficient (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY)
2025-02-26	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	1	3	1.26	6 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly (x2)
2024-08-01	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	1	0		1 area 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2024-07-30	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	4	3		8 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-07-01	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	1		2 areas 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean

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.