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CAPITAL GRILLE #8056

180 UNIVERSITY TOWN CENTER DR #105, Sarasota FL 34243 · 941.256.3647

Last inspected Feb 19, 2026 · 6 visits since December 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats258
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceSEA6805522
Grade history
APR 24
AUG 24
FEB 25
SEP 25
FEB 26
— STEADY

5 inspections within 16 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.

Badges — 2 earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →

Inspection history

6 visits, newest first

Feb 19, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 2 findings
Food stored on floor. Observed Calamari and fries stored on the floor in the walk in freezer. Operator moved items.
Basic/08B-38-4/Corrected On-Site
Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Observed metro shelving in the walk in cooler rusting.
Basic/14-17-4/Repeat Violation
Sep 16, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 1 finding ▾
Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Observed metro shelving in the walk in cooler rusting.
Basic/14-17-4
Feb 25, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Aug 28, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

2 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Show 2 findings ▾
Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed an employee handling soiled dish ware then clean without washing hands. Operator coached employee.
High priority/12A-13-4/Corrective Action Taken
Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. Observed steak butter at 62F held under time control and not labeled correctly. Labeled stated Wednesday not Thursday without a time mark and was out for approximately 2 hours. Operator decided to discard.
High priority/03F-02-5/Corrective Action Taken
Apr 22, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 3 findings ▾
Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. Observed steak butter at 62F and garlic butter at 61F held under time control and not labeled correctly. Operator stated both butters began time at noon and have been out for 2 hours. Items were labeled accurately.
High priority/03F-02-5/Corrected On-Site
Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. Observed some oyster tags not date marked with last day sold.
Intermediate/01C-03-4
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed tongs stored on oven door handles on cooks line.
Basic/10-20-4/Corrected On-Site/Repeat Violation
Dec 4, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
Show 4 findings ▾
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed no paper towels at both cook line hand washing sinks and bar sink.
Intermediate/31B-02-4/Corrected On-Site
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed tongs hanging on oven door handles.
Basic/10-20-4
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed scoops sitting in room temperature dirty water on cooks line next to cheese sauce.
Basic/10-07-4
Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Observed ceiling light shield missing in the dish washing area.
Basic/38-07-4

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.