ART OVATION HOTEL
1255 N PALM AVE · SARASOTA · Sarasota County · FL 34236
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
11 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 8
01B-28-5High Priority – 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. House made Marinara dated 7/11 and salsa 7/11 stored in the walk in cooler. Chef discarded the items **Warning**
22-41-4High Priority – Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dish machine sanitizer reading 00ppm chlorine. Manager stopped using the dish machine, called the technician and set up the three compartment sink to properly sanitizer. Technician fixed the sanitizer before the end of the inspection, new reading 100ppm chlorine. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
12A-27-4High Priority – Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Employee cracked raw eggs then handled clean equipment without washed their hands. Employee removed the equipment to be sanitized and washed their hands. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw sausage stored over cut cabbage in the reach in cooler on the cook line. Employee removed the sausage. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
02C-01-5High Priority – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. House made Marinara dated 7/11 and salsa 7/11 stored in the walk in cooler. Chef discarded the items **Warning**
08B-01-4High Priority – Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination. No sneeze guard over the cut melon and pastry on the buffet line. Cher removed the items. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Sous vide reduced oxygen packaged chicken stored in the reach in cooler on the cook line to be removed for the packaging with in 48 hours has no time / date mark. Chef discarded the chicken. **Warning**
03F-02-5High Priority – 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. Cut melon on time as a public health control with on the buffet line with no time marks. Chef stated the melon had been on the buffet for approximately 1 hour. Chef placed a time mark on the mello. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Intermediate 1
03G-09-5Intermediate – Cook-chill or sous vide reduced oxygen packaged food held more than 48 hours not labeled or with a label that lacks required information. Sous vide reduced oxygen packaged chicken stored in the reach in cooler on the cook line to be removed for the packaging with in 48 hours has no time / date mark. Chef discarded the chicken. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Basic 2
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. Ice machine in the upstairs bar area. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards on the cook line. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 5, 2026 11:16 AM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
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1 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.