THE SUN GARDEN CAFE
210 AVENIDA MADERA · SARASOTA · Sarasota County · FL 34242
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
10 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
22-52-4High Priority – Chlorine sanitizer used to sanitize clean in place equipment not at proper minimum strength. Do not use equipment not properly sanitized.Observed sanitizer bucket chlorine at 0 ppm, manager corrected to 100ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse.Observed on cook line pull out drawers Cold Holding Chicken 50F, Mahi 50F, Shrimp 50F, Canadian Bacon 47F, Turkey 45F As a repeat violation the importance of following proper protocol with this violation was reinforced with the Manager. Manager discarded **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.Observed in pull out drawers on cook line, Cold Holding Chicken 50F, Mahi 50F, Shrimp 50F, Canadian Bacon 47F, Turkey 45F **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 and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Egg cartons not marked pulled out an hour earlier. Manager placed time mark on eggs. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 1
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked.Observed Turkey, fish, chicken from previous day not date marked.
Basic 5
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 fish under vacuum not removed or package cut while under vacuum.
14-38-4Basic – Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken.Observed lid on bulk bins of flour in dry storage area. As a repeat violation the importance of following proper protocol with this violation was reinforced with the Manager. **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor.Observed bagels and whip topping on floor in walking freezer.
33-11-4Basic – Missing drain plug at dumpster.Observed on shared dumpster. As a repeat violation the importance of following proper protocol with this violation was reinforced with the Manager. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.Observed shelf under grill and cooking equipment on cooks line soiled with food debris and grease.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 2, 2026 1:24 PM.
Violation category totals
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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.