Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
Completed

EVIES TAVERN

1560 MAIN ST · SARASOTA · Sarasota County · FL 34236

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateAugust 18, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3609045
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10896348
DBPR license6805599

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
4 High Priority0 Intermediate3 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical7 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

7 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 4

#4High Priority01B-28-5

High 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. Cooked potatoes stored in the walk in cooler with a date mark of 8/2/25 Container of house made marinara sauce stored in the stand up reach in cooler across from the cook line with a date mark of 8/11/25. Chef discarded the items.

Stop Sale
#5High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Packaged raw ground beef stored in a bus tub with Ready to eat deli turkey and ham in the walk in cooler. No visible cross contamination accrued. Chef removed the ground beef. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#6High Priority02C-01-5

High Priority – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Cooked potatoes stored in the walk in cooler with a date mark of 8/2/25 Container of house made marinara sauce stored in the stand up reach in cooler across from the cook line with a date mark of 8/11/25. Chef discarded the items.

#7High Priority41-10-4

High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottles containing cleaning fluid stored next to bottles of liquor in the bar area. Manager removed the bottles. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Basic 3

#1Basic22-20-5

Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. Ice machine in the back of the establishment. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#2Basic40-06-5

Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone stored on a shelf on the cook line next to food. Employee removed the phone. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#3Basic14-17-4

Basic – Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 2, 2026 12:21 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
1 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 15 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
1 observation(s)
Category 41 · Chemicals and toxic substances
1 observation(s)
Category 42 · Cleaning and maintenance equipment
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.