COCO RIBS
3250 DESOTO RD, Sarasota FL 34235 · 941-879-7144
Last inspected Dec 18, 2025 · 6 visits since September 2023
5 inspections within 14 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottles containing cleaning fluid stored next to containers of spices on a shelf under the front counter. Operator removed the bottles.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade soiled. Operator removed the can opener to be cleaned and sanitized
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. All cutting boards on the MFDV.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 3 cans of pinto beans rusted at the seams. Employee discarded the cans.
No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap at the hand wash sink in the MFDV. Employee placed soap at the hand wash sink.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Potato salad stored in the reach in cooler with no date marked. Employee stated the potato salad was prepared on 8/2. Employee placed a date mark on the potato salad.
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade soiled. Owner removed the can opener to be sanitized.
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No quaternary test strips for sanitizer bucket and three compartment sink.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Owner placed paper towels at the hand washing sink.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. Emailed handouts to the operator.
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Emailed handouts to the operator.
Mobile food dispensing vehicle license number not permanently affixed on the side of the unit in figures at least 2 inches high and in contrasting colors from the background of the vehicle.
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 4 violations recorded, 1 high priority.
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. Emailed handouts to the operator.
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Emailed handouts to the operator.
No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Provided handouts to the operator. Operator filled out 1 form before the end of the inspection.
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.