RIB CITY GRILL
4187 TAMIAMI TRAIL BAY 42, Venice FL 34293
Last inspected Mar 18, 2025 · 5 visits since August 2023
This licence isn't in DBPR's current active file, which usually means the business has closed, been sold, or let the licence lapse. Everything below belongs to this licence, not to whoever may be trading here now. The history stays public because it is a public record.
5 inspections, climbing. The current grade is the best on record.
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Inspection history
5 visits, newest first
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of reporting responsibilities for exclusions and restrictions.
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. Email operator Employee Health Agreement and observed operator had all present staff complete forms.
Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Water at handwashing sink by dishwasher area is turned off due to drain pipe leak.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils at cooks line. Observed operator correct issue to meet standards for inspection.
Walk-in cooler has some shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
Met inspection standards. 4 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 at prep table was soiled with food buildup. Observed operator correct issue to meet standards for inspection. Repeat 11-27-23
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed large tub of baked bean in walk-in-cooler prepared onsite more then 24 hours prior as pre employee statement, items were not properly date marked.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled at wait station.
Insect control device installed over food preparation area at wait station.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Container of medicine improperly stored. Observed bottle of Advil on shelf above wait station reach-in cooler make table. Observe hand sanitizer on shelf above hot hold steam unit at wait station. Observed operator remove all items for proper storage.
Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibbs at mop sink.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed can opener with buildup of food debris.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed souffle cup and plastic glass used as scoop in sugar bins. Observed operator remove no handle scoops from sugar bins.
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed cut portioned chicken in reach-in cooler at cooks line prepared onsite more then 24 hours prior as per employee statement not date marked.
Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed unlabeled chemical at wait station. Observed employee label bottle.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Repeat 1-25-23
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Wet nesting pan in dry storage area
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees by dishwasher area. Observed operator place hand wash sign at sink.
Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. On pans in dry storage area.
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning on containers in dry storage area.
Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
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.