SANDCASTLE RESTAURANT
1540 BEN FRANKLIN DR · SARASOTA · Sarasota County · FL 34236
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 5
09-01-4High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee handled toast with their bare hands while plating a customers food. Employee discarded the toast.
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Employee handled toast with their bare hands while plating a customers food. Employee discarded the toast.
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Pooled eggs (67F – Cold Holding); Pancake batter (68F – Cold Holding) stored at room temperature on the cook line. Employee stated the items had been stored at room temperature for approximately 30 minutes. Employee placed the items in the reach in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**
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. Cut melon, Cream cheese and butter packets on time as a public health control with no time marks. Manager stated the items had been on time as a public health control for approximately 2 hours. Manager placed time marks on the items. **Repeat Violation**
29-42-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.
Intermediate 2
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Ice chute on the soda machine in the wait station area soiled.
27-19-4Intermediate – Handwash sink does not have enough water pressure to properly wash hands. Hand washing sink in the wait station and across from the cook line have very low water pressure.
Basic 3
36-32-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. 4 ceiling tiles in the dry storage area showing water damage.
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors soiled under all equipment on the cook line and wait station area.
29-11-4Basic – Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Pipe leaking under the hand washing sink across from the cook line.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 26, 2026 12:38 PM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
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1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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2 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.