DOLCE ITALIA
6551 GATEWAY AVE, Sarasota FL 34231 · 941-921-7007
Last inspected May 28, 2026 · 6 visits since December 2023
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Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Observed cooked pasta date marked 11/27. The operator discarded the pasta.
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
May 28, 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
Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Operator removed.
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed scoop in 70F water. Operator removed.
Dec 19, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
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Equipment in poor repair. Observed a torn door gasket on the reach in cooler at the entrance to the kitchen.
In-use tongs stored on the oven door handle between uses. The operator properly stored the tongs.
Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Observed a chlorine solution sanitizer bucket stored with canned tomatoes in the kitchen. The operator properly stored the sanitizer bucket.
May 27, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
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Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Observed cloth towels used to cover bread in the walk in cooler.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed an employee cell phone stored on a shelf above a reach in cooler in the kitchen. The employee properly stored the cell phone.
Dec 5, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw shell eggs stored over butter in the walk in cooler. The operator properly stored the raw shell eggs.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Observed cooked pasta date marked 11/27. The operator discarded the pasta.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Observed cooked pasta date marked 11/27. The operator discarded the pasta.
Apr 15, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
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Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Observed an empty bucket of chlorine sanitizer for the dishmachine. The operator replaced with a full bucket. Observed chlorine sanitizer solution at 100ppm.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed marinara sauce (52F - Cold Holding); cooked sausage (54F - Cold Holding) out of refrigeration on a food prep table in the kitchen. The operator stated the foods have been held less than one hour. The operator placed the above foods in a cold holding unit.
Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Observed wiping cloth quaternary solution at 500ppm. The operator diluted the solution to 200ppm.
No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed a plastic portion cup used as a scoop for salt in the kitchen. The operator removed the portion cup.
Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Observed a wiping cloth used to cover bread in the walk in cooler. The operator removed the wiping cloth.
Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Observed thawed snapper not removed from reduced oxygen packaging with label indicating to remove from packaging prior to thawing in the walk in cooler. The operator discarded the packaged snapper.
In-use ladle stored on the oven door handle between uses. The operator properly store the ladle.
Dec 14, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
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Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. Observed nonfood-grade plastic bag used to store bread in the walk in cooler.
Accumulation of debris on top of warewashing machine.
Accumulation of lime scale on the inside of the dishmachine.
Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers in the kitchen.
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.