THE DRUNKEN POET CAFE
1572 MAIN STREET · SARASOTA · Sarasota County · FL 34236
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
7 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee handled raw chicken then changed their gloves and handled clean utensils without washing their hands. Employee removed the utensil to be sanitized, washed their hands and changed gloves. **Corrective Action Taken**
12A-02-4High Priority – Server handled soiled dishes and utensils and then prepared a beverage without washing hands. Employee washed their hand. **Corrected On-Site**
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 at room temperature has no time mark. Employee stated the rice started on time at 10:00am. Employee placed a time mark on the item. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 1
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. Hand washing sink in the dishwasher area. Manager placed soap at the hand washing sink. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 3
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice bin. Interior of the ice bin on the soda machine in the wait station soiled.
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. Approximately 8oz of commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged grouper stored thawed in the reach in cooler on the cook line. Manager voluntarily discarded the fish **Corrective Action Taken**
10-07-4Basic – In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Manager removed the utensils to be sanitized. **Corrective Action Taken**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 16, 2026 12:25 PM.
Violation category totals
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.