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131 MAIN

6608 UNIVERSITY PKWY, Sarasota FL 34240 · 704-896-9007

Last inspected Oct 22, 2025 · 3 visits since March 2025

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats191
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceSEA6806196
Grade history
MAR 25
JUL 25
OCT 25
▲ GETTING WORSE

3 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.

Worst finding on record
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed in a steamer: Cooked potatoes (125F - Hot Holding). Operator stated it had been out for approximately 30minutes and took it back to reheat.
High priority/03B-01-6/Corrective Action Taken
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Inspection history

3 visits, newest first

Oct 22, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority1 Intermediate5 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 7 findings
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed in a steamer: Cooked potatoes (125F - Hot Holding). Operator stated it had been out for approximately 30minutes and took it back to reheat.
High priority/03B-01-6/Corrective Action Taken
No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Observed no written plan for their 4hr rice. Emailed the operator a plan who filled it out.
Intermediate/03F-10-5/Corrected On-Site
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed an employee drink stored on top of their boxes of potatoes. Operator removed it.
Basic/12B-07-4/Corrected On-Site
In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Observed multiple scoops buried in product at the salad station. Operator removed them.
Basic/10-06-5/Corrected On-Site
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No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed a missing sign at the front bar hand sink.
Basic/31B-04-4
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Observed their coffee filters not protected when it in use. Operator put them in a lidded container.
Basic/25-06-4/Corrected On-Site
Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Observed their cook line sanitizer bucket stored on the floor. Operator double bucketed it.
Basic/21-38-4/Corrected On-Site
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Jul 21, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 2 findings ▾
In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Observed scoop handles in contact with dry goods at the bar. Operator removed the scoops.
Basic/10-01-5/Corrected On-Site
Open dumpster lid. Observed the dumpster lids open. Operator closed them.
Basic/33-16-4/Corrected On-Site
Mar 20, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection

Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic

This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.