Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
Completed

COLUMBIA RESTAURANT

411 ST ARMAND CIRCLE · SARASOTA · Sarasota County · FL 34236

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateMarch 9, 2026
Inspection typeComplaint Full
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3693013
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13644422
DBPR license6800131

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
3 High Priority0 Intermediate1 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical4 Total

All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 3

#2High Priority12A-25-4

High Priority – Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Bartender touched their face then clean utensils without washing their hands. Employee removed the utensils to be sanitized and washed their hands. **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken
#3High Priority12A-29-4

High Priority – Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee picked empty butter cups of the floor then handled clean empty butter cups without washing their hands. Employee removed the cups to be sanitized and washed their hands. **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken
#4High Priority08A-20-5

High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw ground beef stored over raw pork in the walk in cooler. Chef removed the ground beef. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Basic 1

#1Basic14-09-4

Basic – Several cutting boards in the kitchen have cut marks and are no longer cleanable.

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 13, 2026 7:11 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
2 observation(s)
Category 15 · No longer used
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.