THE GREEN ORCHID
1534 MOUND ST · SARASOTA · Sarasota County · FL 34236
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
5 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
09-01-4High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Server handled fresh mint with their bare hands then place it into a customer's strawberry lemonade. Server discarded the lemonade.
08A-02-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Raw ground beef removed from its commercial packaging stored over bread in the reach in freezer in the dry storage area. Chef removed the ground beef. **Corrected On-Site**
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Server handled fresh mint with their bare hands then place it into a customer's strawberry lemonade. Server discarded the lemonade.
Basic 2
21-05-5Basic – Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Cloth used to line a pan of rice in hot holding. Chef removed the cloth. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employees keys stored on a preparation table in the preparation area. Chef removed the keys. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 18, 2026 8:21 AM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 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.