GYROS & SEAFOOD EXPRESS
918 N WASHINGTON BLVD · SARASOTA · Sarasota County · FL 34236
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
6 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
03D-01-5High Priority – Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. Chicken wings (75F – Cooling) stored at room temperature next to the fryers. Owner started the wings were cooked and placed on the counter to cool at room temperature at 11:00am. Owner discarded the wings.
01B-36-5High Priority – Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within two hours and from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within six hours. See stop sale. Chicken wings (75F – Cooling) stored at room temperature next to the fryers. Owner started the wings were cooked and placed on the counter to cool at room temperature at 11:00am. Owner discarded the wings.
03C-15-5High Priority – Gyro meat sliced from cone cooking on rotisserie did not undergo a secondary cook step to ensure all parts, internal and external, reach a minimum temperature of 155 degrees Fahrenheit for 17 seconds or equivalent time/temperature combination as specified in cooking chart. Observed employee cutting gyro meat from the cooking cone and place the meat directly in to hot holding. Employee was instructed and placed the gyro meat on the grill, new cook temperature 178F **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 1
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Ice chute on the soda machine in the dining room soiled.
Basic 2
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drinks stored on preparation table though out the kitchen. Owner removed the drinks. **Corrected On-Site**
21-07-4Basic – Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Wiping cloth sanitizer ready 00ppm chlorine. Employee replaced the sanitizer, new reading 100ppm chlorine. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 21, 2026 2:06 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
2 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.