PATCHES RESTAURANT
501 E VENICE AVE · VENICE · Sarasota County · FL 34285
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
15 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
11-04-5High Priority – Certified Food Manager or person in charge does not require employees to report illnesses and symptoms as required.
41-07-4High Priority – Container of medicine improperly stored. Observed bottle of medication on shelf above steam table at cooks line.
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. Observed wait staff use bare hand contact on ready to eat toast.
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. Observed butter cups at wait station not time marked. Operator stated butter was placed out 3.5 hours prior to and then time marked them properly. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 8
11-07-5Intermediate – Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items.
02C-03-5Intermediate – Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Observed cheese and chorizo sausage opened more then 24 hours prior as per employee statement, and was not properly date marked. Repeat 7-19-24 **Repeat Violation**
11-27-4Intermediate – Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed cutting at toaster area soiled. Repeat 7-19-24 **Repeat Violation**
16-37-1Intermediate – No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.
11-26-1Intermediate – No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses.
03F-10-5Intermediate – No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Operator did not have copy of Time Control Sheet at time of inspection. Email operator new copy of Time Control Sheet.
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 cooked meats, gravy and potatoes prepared onsite more then 24 hours prior as per employee statement, items were not properly date marked. Repeat 7-19-24 **Repeat Violation**
Basic 3
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board at toaster station has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Repeat 7-19-24 **Repeat Violation**
33-16-4Basic – Open dumpster lid.
14-33-4Basic – Reach-in coolers and walk-in-cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Repeat 7-19-24 **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 21, 2026 1:50 PM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
4 observation(s)
2 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.