THE DRUNKEN POET CAFE
1572 MAIN STREET · SARASOTA · Sarasota County · FL 34236
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
6 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. All the following items were stored in the middle reach in cooler on the cook line. Eel (54F – Cold Holding); Cut lettuce (56F – Cold Holding); Tofu (57F – Cold Holding); cooked vegetables (55F – Cold Holding); Shrimp (53F – Cold Holding); Duck (54F – Cold Holding); Chicken (52F – Cold Holding) .Owner stated all the items were stored in the reach in cooler overnight. Owner discarded the items.
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. All the following items were stored in the middle reach in cooler on the cook line. Eel (54F – Cold Holding); Cut lettuce (56F – Cold Holding); Tofu (57F – Cold Holding); cooked vegetables (55F – Cold Holding); Shrimp (53F – Cold Holding); Duck (54F – Cold Holding); Chicken (52F – Cold Holding) .Owner stated all the items were stored in the reach in cooler overnight. Owner discarded the items. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03F-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. Rice on time as a public health control stored on the sushi line has no time marks. Employee stated the rice had been at room temperature for approximately 2 hours. Employee placed a time mark on the rice.
41-27-4High Priority – Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Wiping cloth sanitizer solution reading + 200 chlorine. Manager replaced the sanitizer new reading 100ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 2
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets on two reach in coolers on the cook line torn.
36-24-5Basic – Hole in or other damage to wall. The wall on the exterior and interior of the walk-in cooler has peeling steel. **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 23, 2026 12:38 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
2 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.