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CHOPHOUSE 285

285 W DEARBORN ST, Englewood FL 34223 · 941-777-2467

Last inspected Aug 20, 2026 · 2 visits since January 2026

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats302
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceSEA6806219
Grade history
JAN 26
AUG 26
Worst finding on record
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
High priority/50-17-3
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Inspection history

2 visits, newest first

Aug 20, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

1 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 2 findings
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed rice in reach-in cooler by expo line in kitchen at 50F cold holding. Operator stated rice had been place in cooler 1 hour prior and moved it to walk-in cooler.
High priority/03A-02-5/Corrective Action Taken
Time/temperature control for safety food packaged using a reduced oxygen method without a HACCP plan not properly labeled with the production time and date.
Basic/03G-53-1
Jan 5, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection

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

1 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 2 findings ▾
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
High priority/50-17-3
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees at some of the waitstaff and bar hand wash sink.
Basic/31B-04-4

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.