Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
Completed

BENTO CAFÉ

190 N CATTLEMEN RD UNIT 5 · SARASOTA · Sarasota County · FL 34243

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateNovember 1, 2023
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3330074
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8349331
DBPR license6805939

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
1 High Priority0 Intermediate5 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical6 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 1

#6High Priority12A-11-4

High Priority – Employee used the bathroom and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands upon returning to employee area. Observed employee returning to kitchen and working with food from the bathroom outside of kitchen without washing hands. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Basic 5

#1Basic16-23-4

Basic – Accumulation of lime scale on the inside of the dishmachine. Observed lime scale inside and outside of dish machine.

#2Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor. Observed food stored on the floor in front of the ice machine, on the floor in the walk in cooler and walk in freezer. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#3Basic14-42-4

Basic – Hood filter missing from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system. Observed 4 hood filters missing from the hood exhaust system over grill and wok area. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#4Basic29-49-6

Basic – Standing water in walk in cooler. Observed standing water on the walk in cooler floor and next to the outside of the walk in cooler under the green metro shelf. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#5Basic29-03-4

Basic – Water draining onto floor surface. Observed water draining onto floor from ice machine.

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 19, 2026 2:20 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
1 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
1 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
1 observation(s)
Category 16 · Dishwashing facilities, test kits and gauges
1 observation(s)
Category 29 · Plumbing, mop sink, filters and backflow prevention
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.