Sarasota, Florida
Sarasota County · 1,072 restaurants
Sarasota's dining scene reflects its reputation as Florida's cultural capital. The city's restaurants range from the legendary St. Armands Circle — a European-style shopping and dining district on its own island — to the farm-to-table movement taking root in the Rosemary District and downtown. With nearly 1,000 restaurants serving an arts-loving, well-traveled population, Sarasota consistently delivers some of the best dining on the Gulf Coast.
Data on this page
InspectFL turns public DBPR inspection records into city-level score trends, grade breakdowns, and restaurant history so this page is useful for comparison, not just a list of names.
How to use this city page
Start with the citywide grade mix, then use filters to narrow by category, grade, or inspection dates before opening the full restaurant record.
What the citywide data means
Sarasota has a heavier concentration of failing restaurants than you’d want, which makes recent inspection history and dispositions especially important.
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About Dining in Sarasota
Of Sarasota's 1,070 graded restaurants, 44.7% earned an A grade — below the statewide average, suggesting room for improvement in local food safety. Currently, 12.1% of restaurants hold a failing F grade, representing 129 establishments with significant health violations. The average InspectFL Health Score across Sarasota is 87.5 out of 100, based on 4,369 inspections on record.
What Inspectors Look For
Florida DBPR inspectors evaluate restaurants on food temperature control, employee hygiene, pest activity, and equipment cleanliness. Violations are categorized as critical (immediate health risk), major (significant concern), or minor (procedural issue). Learn more about how grades work.
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Restaurants
Page 25 of 43THE WESTIN SARASOTA - BANQUET/MEETING ROOMS
1175 NORTH GULFSTREAM AVE
CAVA
5248 UNIVERSITY PKY
MCDONALD'S CORP
3901 CATTLEMEN RD
BULGOGI HOUSE KOREAN BBQ
1472 MAIN ST
NCN KOLUCAN
6630 GATEWAY AVE
TRALIA PIZZA
6566 GATEWAY AVE
BRICK'S SMOKED MEATS
1528 STATE STREET
CADILLAC JACK'S HONKYTONK SALOON
5253 S TAMIAMI TRL
MAXIMILLIAN'S CAFE
1695 10 ST
BREWSTER'S
1454 MAIN ST
MEADOWS GOLF CLUB
3101 LONGMEADOW
WINSTEAD SMOKE CO
6609 SUPERIOR AVE
MATTISONS CITY GRILLE
1 N LEMON AVE
FIELD CLUB INC (THE)
1400 FIELD RD
TAPAS AND FUN
2667 MALL DR
PHO 101
6125 S TAMIAMI TRL
MATTISON 41
7275 SOUTH TAMIAMI TRAIL
BRAZILIAN STEAKHOUSE
3230 CLARK RD
LA DOLCE VITA
2704 STICKNEY POINT RD
SAMBA BRAZILIAN STEAKHOUSE
6115-6119 S TAMIAMI TRL
SCHNITZEL KITCHEN
9521 SUPERIOR AVE UNIT B
BANGKOK RESTAURANT
4791 SWIFT RD
CHOCOLATE EMPORIUM
28A S BOULEVARD OF THE PRESIDENTS
LA VIOLETTA MARKET & KITCHEN
4837 SWIFT RD
MADE IN ROME ORGANIC GELATO
5204 OCEAN BLVD
Important context for city pages
City pages are comparison tools built from public Florida DBPR inspection data. They help surface local patterns quickly, but they are not official government rankings and they should not replace reading the individual restaurant page before making a decision.
