ENCORE LIVE
8341 LOCKWOOD RIDGE RD, Sarasota FL 34243 · 941-373-7976
Last inspected Jan 12, 2026 · 3 visits since January 2024
3 inspections, climbing. The current grade is the best on record.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
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Inspection history
3 visits, newest first
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed a black mold like substance on the outside of the ice machine and on top where the ice scoop is stored.
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed employee preparing food without a beard guard.
In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Observed ice scoop stored on top of soiled cardboard and on top of ice machine.
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed operating license expired on December 1, 2023.
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. Observed some illness reporting forms completed but not all. Operator will complete.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed a black mold like substance on the outside of the ice machine and on top where the ice scoop is stored.
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed employee preparing food without a beard guard.
Food stored on floor. Observed ice stored on the floor in the walk in freezer.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed heavy ice build up on the floor of the walk in freezer.
In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Observed ice scoop stored on top of soiled cardboard and on top of ice machine.
Water draining onto floor surface. Observed water draining from the mop sink faucet and accumulating under the ice machine.
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.