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DRIFT RESTAURANT & BAR

700 BEN FRANKLIN DR · SARASOTA · Sarasota County · FL 34236

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateDecember 8, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3647803
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13462545
DBPR license6804639

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
4 High Priority0 Intermediate0 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical4 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 4

#1High Priority12A-27-4

High 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 shell eggs the handled clean equipment without washing their hands. Employee removed the equipment to be sanitized and washed their hands. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning
#2High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw ground beef stored over cooked pork in the reach in cooler next to the cook line. Chef removed the ground beef. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#3High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. All the following items were stored on ice on the cook line Sausage (56F – Cold Holding); Ham (54F – Cold Holding); Beef (58F – Cold Holding); Pooled eggs (49F – Cold Holding). Chef stated the items were stored on ice for approximately 1 hour. Chef placed bags of ice on the items and placed the pooled eggs in the reach in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning
#4High Priority03F-02-5

High 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. Butter on time as a public health control in the expo area with no time no time mark. Chef stated the butter was on time as a public health control for approximately 1 hour. Chef placed a time mark on the items. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarningStop Sale

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 17, 2026 7:44 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 4 · Facilities maintain proper food temperature
2 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
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.