FOOD+BEER
1525 4 ST UNIT B · SARASOTA · Sarasota County · FL 34236
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
Counts reported for this inspection visit.
See what changed since the last inspection.
Sign in or create a free account to browse without ads and see newly cited, repeated, and no-longer-cited violation categories.
All DBPR Inspector Observations
11 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
08A-20-5High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw ground beef stored over beef steak in the drawer reach in cooler on the cook line. Employee placed the ground beef below the beef steak. **Corrected On-Site**
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 reach in cooler on the left side of the cook line Blue cheese (59F – Cold Holding); Buffalo sauce with butter (61F – Cold Holding); Bread pudding (60F – Cold Holding); Fig jam (59F – Cold Holding); Bacon jam (61F – Cold Holding); Hot dogs (60F – Cold Holding); Pasta (63F – Cold Holding); Chicken wings (62F – Cold Holding). Manager discarded all 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 reach in cooler on the left side of the cook line Blue cheese (59F – Cold Holding); Buffalo sauce with butter (61F – Cold Holding); Bread pudding (60F – Cold Holding); Fig jam (59F – Cold Holding); Bacon jam (61F – Cold Holding); Hot dogs (60F – Cold Holding); Pasta (63F – Cold Holding); Chicken wings (62F – Cold Holding). Manager discarded all the items. **Corrective Action Taken**
Intermediate 5
16-32-5Intermediate – Incorrect chemical test kit provided for measuring the concentration of the sanitizer solution used in the three-compartment sink and/or dishmachine. No chlorine test strips for the dishwasher. No quaternary strips for the sanitizer buckets.
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Hand washing sink in the cook area. Employee placed paper towels at the hand washing sink. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. Hand washing sink in the bar area. Manager placed soap at the hand washing sink. **Corrected On-Site**
03F-10-5Intermediate – No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Establishment had honey butter on time as a public health control with a time mark stored at room temperature on the cook line. Provided time as a public health control form to the operator, operator filled it out before the end of the inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Several spray bottle containing cleaning fluid not labeled. Manager labeled bottles **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Basic 3
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. Thawed Mahi in reduced oxygen packaging stored in the walk-in cooler. Employee removed the fish from the reduced oxygen packaging. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone stored on a scale in the preparation area. Employee shoes stored on a box of un opened gloves in the dry storage area. Manager removed the items.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelves under all the preparation tables in the kitchen soiled.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 21, 2026 1:01 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 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.