RICE HOUSE
14287 TAMIAMI TRL 7B · NORTH PORT · Sarasota County · FL 34287
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
13 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Observed employee moving food in walk in cooler (located outside), then go back to the line, to continue to cook without washing hands. **Warning**
14-31-5High Priority – Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Observed fish (unwrapped) in reach in chest freezer stored in togo bags. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Intermediate 3
02C-03-5Intermediate – Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Observed milk in reach in cooler with out date marking of when it was opened. **Warning**
14-16-4Intermediate – Multiuse food-contact surface not smooth, free of breaks/cracks/chips/pits/crevices. Observed walk in cooler with water dripping from ceiling seam into a 5 gallon bucket. Also, cooler door doesn't seal properly has exposed gaps in lower left hand corner and upper right hand corner. **Warning**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed in walk in cooler, prepped chicken without date marking of. Observed operator date marking chicken. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Basic 8
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed inside of ice machine with black mold like substance on inside. Observed operator cleaning inside of ice machine properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed plastic quart container without handle being used as a scoop. Observed operator remove container and throw away. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
23-24-4Basic – Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Observed food debris on back sides of handles on reach in coolers. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Observed torn gaskets in reach in cooler and reach in freezer. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Observed pork marinating in containers stored on floor under produce, in walk in cooler. Observed operator cleaning moving product to shelf. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed gaskets with black mold like substance on reach in coolers. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
25-06-4Basic – Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Observed togo containers on cook line stored face up. Observed operator storing containers face down. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Observed pork marinating without lids on containers. Observed operator covering pork. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 3, 2026 11:47 AM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
4 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
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.