Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report

THE DUGOUT CAFE

789 US HWY 41 BYP · VENICE · Sarasota County · FL 34285

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateAugust 14, 2026
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3706636
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13745122
DBPR license6803473

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
2 High Priority2 Intermediate4 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical8 Total

All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 2

#5High Priority22-41-4

High Priority – Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Observed dishwasher machine at 000 ppm chlorine sanitizer. instructed operator they may use the machine to wash dishware and utensils, but must use three compartment sink to sanitize items once they come out of the dish machine and then allow items to properly air dry.

#6High Priority41-10-4

High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed chemical spray bottle on front waitstaff station counter next to clean silverware. Operator corrected above issues to meet inspection standards. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Intermediate 2

#7Intermediate02C-02-5

Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed all food not properly marked with numerical date only marked with weekday.

#8Intermediate41-17-4

Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled at waitstaff station side of cooks line.

Basic 4

#1Basic13-03-4

Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.

#2Basic21-44-1

Basic – Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles on prep table. Operator corrected above issues to meet inspection standards. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#3Basic25-09-4

Basic – Single-service items for customer self-service not properly protected to prevent contamination. Observed coffee filters at front counter area not covered pr protected.

#4Basic24-18-4

Basic – Utensils at cooks line stored upright with the food-contact surface up. Observed silverware at front counter stored food-contact surface upright.

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 15, 2026 11:15 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
1 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
1 observation(s)
Category 21 · Wiping cloths, linens and laundry facilities
1 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
1 observation(s)
Category 24 · Storage/handling of clean equipment and utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 25 · Single-service and single-use items
1 observation(s)
Category 41 · Chemicals and toxic substances
2 observation(s)

Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.