LIDO BEACH CAFE
700 BEN FRANKLIN DR, Sarasota FL 34236 · 561-441-0822
Last inspected Dec 8, 2025 · 4 visits since October 2023
4 inspections within 10 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
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Inspection history
4 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee drink stored in the reach in cooler in the preparation area. Chef removed the drink.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination. No sneeze guard over the bagels and bread on the buffet line. Employee placed a sneeze guard over the items.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Water pitcher stored in the hand wash sink in the front counter area. Employee removed the pitcher.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottles containing cleaning fluid not labeled. Chef labeled the bottles.
Food stored on floor. Plastic bottles of water stored on the floor in the kitchen area. Chef placed the bottles on a shelf.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Raw animal food stored over canned/bottled drinks. Cold smoked raw salmon stored over bottled juice in the stand up reach in cooler in the back kitchen area. Chef placed the salmon below the juice.
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.