METRO DINER
2053 S TAMIAMI TRAIL · VENICE · Sarasota County · FL 34292
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
14 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 7
03C-44-5High Priority – Cooked poultry not reaching a minimum internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed raw turkey sausage (125F – Cooking) after cooked and plated on the cook line. An employee recooked the turkey sausage to 165F. **Corrected On-Site**
01B-28-5High Priority – Date marked combined ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days of preparing/opening the earliest ready-to-eat time/temperature for safety ingredient. See stop sale. Observed cooked pasta date marked 10/14 in the reach in cooler in the prep area. The operator discarded the pasta. **Corrected On-Site**
22-41-4High Priority – Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Observed the chlorine dishmachine solution at 0ppm. The operator replaced the empty container of solution. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-01-5High Priority – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Observed cooked pasta date marked 10/14 in the reach in cooler in the prep area. The operator discarded the pasta. **Corrected On-Site**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed cooked rice (62F – Cold Holding) in the reach in cooler at the expo line on the cook line. The operator discarded the rice. **Corrected On-Site**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cooked rice (62F – Cold Holding); coleslaw (54F – Cold Holding); shredded cheese (52F – Cold Holding) in the reach in cooler on the expo line on the cook line. The operator stated the potentially hazardous foods have been stored for approximately 3 hours. The operator stored the coleslaw and cheese on ice. The operator discarded the rice. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
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. Observed whipped butter held at time for public health control with no time mark. The operator placed a time mark for the butter. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 1
35A-13-4Intermediate – Pet dog permitted in outdoor dining area without local ordinance allowing pet dogs in outdoor dining areas.
Basic 6
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 thawed salmon not removed from reduced oxygen packaging with label indicating to remove from packaging prior to thawing. The operator discarded the salmon. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-49-4Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public near pancake mix in the prep area. The operator properly stored the employee food. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee cell phones stored on a rack near clean utensils and dishware near the dish area. The operator properly stored the cell phones. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
10-07-4Basic – In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed scoops used for butter at the front counter stored in 85F standing water. The operator removed the scoops from the standing water. **Corrected On-Site**
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of multiple reach-in-coolers on the cook line.
21-08-4Basic – Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Observed multiple quaternary sanitizer solution buckets at 0ppm. The operator replaced the sanitizer with a solution at 200ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 23, 2026 12:37 PM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 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.