TRIPLETAIL SEAFOOD & SPIRITS
4870 S TAMIAMI TRAIL · SARASOTA · Sarasota County · FL 34231
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
11 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 7
14-86-1High Priority – Non-food grade paper napkins used to cover garnishes for food. The operator discarded the napkins. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-08-5High Priority – Raw animal food stored in same container as ready-to-eat food. Observed romaine lettuce stored in the same container as bagged raw stone crab. The operator voluntarily discarded the lettuce. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw chicken stored over butter in the stand up reach in cooler near the breading station. The operator properly stored the butter. **Corrected On-Site**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cooked pasta (49F – Cold Holding) in the small single door reach in cooler at the entrance to the cook line. The operator stated the pasta had been held for approximately 1 hour. The operator placed the pasta in the walk in cooler. Observed raw shrimp (44F – Cold Holding); raw grouper (44F – Cold Holding) in the walk in cooler. The ambient temperature of the walk in is 37F. The operator will monitor temperatures throughout the evening. **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. Observed scampi butter on the cook line held at time as public health control with no time marking. The operator placed a time mark on the butter. **Corrected On-Site**
29-42-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing on splitter added to mop sink faucet.
41-27-4High Priority – Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Observed the wiping cloth quaternary solution at 500ppm. The operator discarded the solution. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 1
16-62-1Intermediate – No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer for the bar dishmachine.
Basic 3
10-06-5Basic – In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Observed the scoop handle for raw tripletail not stored above the food in a reach in cooler on the cook line. The operator removed the scoop. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
05-09-4Basic – No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in the walk in cooler.
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler at the end of the cook line.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 17, 2026 1:07 PM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 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.