SPARK SARASOTA SIESTA KEY GATEWAY
6600 S TAMIAMI TRL, Sarasota FL 34231 · 941-924-4900
Last inspected Sep 25, 2025 · 3 visits since August 2023
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FEB 25
SEP 25
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3 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed milk (50F - Cold Holding); hard boiled egg ambient (53F - Cold Holding) on the breakfast buffet line. Informed the operator to add to time as public health control.
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Inspection history
3 visits, newest first
Sep 25, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority3 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 7 findingsThe state's own report →
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed milk (50F - Cold Holding); hard boiled egg ambient (53F - Cold Holding) on the breakfast buffet line. Informed the operator to add to time as public health control.
Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet.
Apples displayed for self-service not wrapped and no utensils provided.
No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Observed Ka-Nysha Jones hired over 60 days with no proof of employee food handler certification.
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Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed a spray bottle containing a blue chemical with no label near the handwashing sink.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed a brown slime-like substance on the interior of the ice machine.
Food stored on floor. Observed plastic bottled water stored on the floor in the kitchen.
Feb 17, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority4 Intermediate4 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed butter (58F - Cold Holding); cream cheese (46F - Cold Holding) on the buffet line. The potentially hazardous foods had been held for approximately 2.5 hours. The operator was emailed a time as public health control form.
Apples displayed for self-service not wrapped and no utensils provided on the buffet line.
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Observed the quaternary test kit expired 9/2020.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink in the kitchen.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled near the hand sink in the kitchen.
Accumulation of a mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
Plastic bottles of iced tea stored on floor in dry storage.
Single-service articles improperly stored. Observed plastic and paper cups stored on the floor in dry storage.
Unwrapped single-service knives not presented so that only the handles are touched near the butter and cream cheese on the buffet line.
Aug 18, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate3 Basic
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Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed an empty sanitizer stored in the handwashing sink in the kitchen. The operator removed the sanitizer bucket.
Whole fruit displayed for self-service not wrapped and no utensils provided. Observed self-service apples not wrapped and no utensil provided on the buffet line. The operator removed the apples from the buffet line.
Single-service articles improperly stored. Observed single-service coffee cups stored on the floor in the dry storage area.
Unwrapped single-service utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched. Observed single-use spoons not stored where only the handles are touched. The operator discarded the spoons.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed self-service cereals removed from original containers not labeled in the buffet line.
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.