KEMPS MARKET
1234 BEN FRANKLIN DR, Sarasota FL 34236 · 3057892733
Last inspected Aug 3, 2026 · 4 visits since October 2023
4 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
4 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Single-service articles improperly stored. Single service cups stored on the floor in back kitchen area. Employee placed the cups on a shelf.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No quaternary test strips for the three compartment sink and sanitizer buckets.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at the hand wash sink next to the three compartment sink. Employee placed paper towels at the hand wash sink.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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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. Spinach and tomato danish held on time as a public health control stored in the front counter area with no marks. Employee stated the items had been on time as a public health control for 2 hours. Employee placed a time mark on the items.
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottles of insect repellent stored next to package food on the preparation table in the preparation area. Employee removed the bottles.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Blender container stored in the hand washing sink in the front container area. Employee remove the container.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle containing cleaning fluid not labeled. Employee labeled the bottle.
Marked exit/path to marked exit blocked. For reporting purposes only. Marked exit in the front section of the establishment block by small body boards and other retail items. Employees removed the items.
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 1 violations recorded, 1 high priority.
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
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.