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THE MEADOWS COUNTRY CLUB

3101 LONGMEADOW, Sarasota FL 34235

Last inspected Jun 16, 2025 · 6 visits since October 2023

□ Not on the state's active licence list

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.

Licence typeFood service
Licence6803856
Grade history
FEB 24
SEP 24
FEB 25
FEB 25
JUN 25
≈ ERRATIC

5 inspections, swinging between A and C. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.

Worst finding on record
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Chicken salad stored in the stand up reach in cooler with a data mark of 8/27. Chef discarded the chicken salad.
High priority/02C-01-5
Badges — 2 earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →

Inspection history

6 visits, newest first

Jun 16, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Feb 14, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling vent over the cook line soiled.
Basic/36-34-5
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Hot dogs thawing in standing water. Employee placed the hot dogs in the reach in cooler.
Basic/06-01-5/Corrected On-Site
Feb 13, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

2 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
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Server handled soiled dishes or utensils and then picked up plated food, served food, or prepared a beverage without washing hands. Server handled dirty dishes then clean equipment without washing their hands. Server sanitized the equipment and washed their hands.
High priority/12A-02-4/Corrective Action Taken
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottle containing cleaning fluid stored next to containers of condiments in the bar area. Employee removed the bottle.
High priority/41-10-4/Corrected On-Site
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand washing sink in the bar area used as a dump sink. Employee removed the strainer and food debris from the hand washing sink.
Intermediate/31A-09-4/Corrected On-Site
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling vent on the cook line soiled.
Basic/36-34-5
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards on the cook line and salad make area.
Basic/14-09-4
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water in the reach in coolers in the bar and cook line areas.
Basic/29-49-6
Sep 6, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

4 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Date marked combined ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days of preparing/opening the earliest ready-to-eat time/temperature for safety ingredient. See stop sale. Chicken salad stored in the stand up reach in cooler with a data mark of 8/27. Chef discarded the chicken salad.
High priority/01B-28-5
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs stored over cooked beef in the stand up reach in cooler. Chef removed the eggs.
High priority/08A-05-6/Corrected On-Site
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Chicken salad stored in the stand up reach in cooler with a data mark of 8/27. Chef discarded the chicken salad.
High priority/02C-01-5
Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged grouper bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package stored in the reach in cooler on the cook line. Chef discarded the fish.
High priority/01B-13-4
Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged grouper bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package stored in the reach in cooler on the cook line. Chef discarded the fish.
Basic/06-09-1
Feb 21, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 2 findings ▾
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tiles in the cook line area soiled.
Basic/36-34-5/Repeat Violation
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drinks stored on a preparation table next to the cook line. Employee removed the drinks.
Basic/12B-07-4/Corrected On-Site
Oct 5, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
Show 4 findings ▾
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.
Intermediate/16-37-1
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tiles in the cook line area solid.
Basic/36-34-5/Repeat Violation
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Employee removed the utensils to be sanitized.
Basic/10-07-4/Corrective Action Taken
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Beverage reach in cooler in the bar area.
Basic/29-49-6

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.