CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN
192 N CATTLEMEN RD #1 · SARASOTA · Sarasota County · FL 34243
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
10 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
12A-17-4High Priority – Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands. Observed employee rinse her hands at the hand sink for less than 10 seconds, dry her hands off, then put gloves on to handle food.
08A-17-6High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Observed raw beef stored over uncovered raw shrimp in walk in freezer. **Corrected On-Site**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed homemade Buffalo sauce containing butter held at 71 degrees on cook line. Operator discarded. Per operator, Buffalo sauce was out for 4 hours.
Intermediate 1
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed pasta cream and piccata sauce not date marked in reach in cooler.
Basic 6
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed a soufflé cup to scoop confectionery sugar at dessert station on cook line.
06-09-1Basic – Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Observed salmon thawed and not removed from oxygen packaging. Operator corrected.
08B-19-4Basic – Food contaminated by a chemical sanitizer that did not properly air dry. Observed employee get a sanitizing wiping cloth from the sanitizer solution, wipe down the cutting board, and then cut vegetables on the same board using the same gloves without letting the sanitizer dry first on the cutting board and gloves.
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed tongs stored on oven door handle on cooks line.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed hood filters over fryer with grease build up.
21-38-4Basic – Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Observed sanitation buckets on the kitchen line and behind the bar stored on the floor. Operator corrected. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 19, 2026 2:47 PM.
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.