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Sarasota County
What the state's inspectors have recorded in Sarasota County kitchens, as of the most recent nightly pull. Every line links to the record it came from, and every finding is quoted exactly as the inspector typed it.
How Sarasota grades
1,442 kitchens carry a grade. 208 show N/R — not inspected in about fifteen months, so we would rather say nothing than something stale. Grades are ours, not the state's.
Most recent high-priority finding
Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Observed raw shell eggs stored over a box of unwashed limes in the walk in cooler. The operator discarded the eggs due to temperature abuse.
Ordered shut
| Restaurant | City | Date |
|---|---|---|
| ITALIANO'S | Venice | Aug 3, 2026 |
| CILANTRO GRILL | Sarasota | May 12, 2026 |
| FAFA INC CHINA BUFFET | North Port | May 8, 2026 |
| FAT DADDIOS PIZZA | Sarasota | Mar 25, 2026 |
| T J CARNEY'S | Venice | Mar 23, 2026 |
| POKEHUB | Venice | Feb 20, 2026 |
| AMY STAR IZAKAYA SIESTA KEY | Siesta Key | Dec 3, 2025 |
| BRIANDI'S RESTAURANT LLC | Nokomis | Nov 20, 2025 |
| BOMBON MEXICAN RESTAURANT | Sarasota | Aug 21, 2025 |
| SHANER'S PIZZA | Sarasota | Jul 10, 2025 |
An emergency order stops a kitchen operating on the spot. Many reopen within days once the problem is fixed — each restaurant's page shows how its order ended.
Lowest scoring right now
| Restaurant | City | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| VALENTI RESTAURANT | Venice | |
| POKEHUB | Venice | |
| STEFANO'S FAMILY RESTAURANT | Englewood | |
| DUBZ BBQ | North Port | |
| FAFA INC CHINA BUFFET | North Port | |
| CHINA ONE | Venice | |
| LOUIE'S BISTRO | Venice | |
| ITALIANO'S | Venice | |
| YUMMIES DONUTS AND BBQ | Venice | |
| MADE IN ITALY | Venice |
Biggest fines this year
| Restaurant | City | Final order | Fine |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREEN ZEBRA CAFE | Sarasota | Feb 23, 2026 | $1,600 |
| GREEN ZEBRA CAFE | Sarasota | Oct 21, 2025 | $1,600 |
| ART OVATION HOTEL | Sarasota | Mar 11, 2026 | $1,600 |
| CHINA KITCHEN | Sarasota | Nov 25, 2025 | $1,600 |
| SUPER BUFFET | Sarasota | Sep 10, 2025 | $1,200 |
| VALENTI RESTAURANT | Venice | Oct 2, 2025 | $800 |
| FAFA INC CHINA BUFFET | North Port | Jun 3, 2026 | $800 |
| METRO DINER | Venice | Mar 4, 2026 | $800 |
Take Sarasota's data
Every record behind this page is downloadable — no key, no signup, no rate limit, free for commercial use. Filter the establishments file on the county column to get Sarasota on its own, or email and I'll cut it for you.
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Every inspection on this site links to the state's own report for that visit. If something doesn't match DBPR's record, that's our bug and we want to hear about it — the record on their side is always the one that governs.
About the dataGet in touch
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Please don't call these official state grades. Florida does not issue letter grades to restaurants — it records what an inspector found and how the visit ended, and that is all. Every grade, score and badge on this site is ours, computed the same way for every kitchen in the state from the state's public records. The whole formula is published at how we grade. Inspection findings, closures and disciplinary records are unedited public records from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.