LOVELY SQUARE
6559 GATEWAY AVENUE · SARASOTA · Sarasota County · FL 34231
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
9 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
02C-01-5High Priority – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Observed ham sliced in house with date mark of 10/19/26 inside the two door standing cooler in the prep area. Operator discarded the sliced ham during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
01B-24-5High Priority – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Observed ham sliced in house with date mark of 10/19/26 inside the two door standing cooler in the prep area. Operator discarded the sliced ham during inspection.
01B-14-4High Priority – Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale. Observed one cracked raw shell egg inside plastic container with other whole-intact raw shell eggs in the kitchen area. Operator discarded the cracked raw shell egg during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed a small container of lubricant oil stored on a shelf with clean food containers in the kitchen area. Operator properly stored the lubricant oil container during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 5
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee personal beverage on top of prep table. Operator properly stored the personal beverage during inspection. **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. Observed employee personal mobile phone stored in shelf with clean food containers. Operator properly stored the mobile phone during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
13-07-4Basic – Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Observed two employees handling food wearing wrist watches.
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed in use tongs hanging from wired shelf exposed to potential cross contamination. Operator properly stored the tongs during inspection.
25-06-4Basic – Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Observed coffee filters not inverted inside containers with no lid. Operator placed lid on containers during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 27, 2026 5:49 PM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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.