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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Highest Rated in Sarasota
Lowest Rated in Sarasota
Restaurants
Page 3 of 43LOVELY SQUARE
6559 GATEWAY AVENUE
MILLERS SARASOTA ALE HOUSE
3800 KENNY DR
OLD PACKING HOUSE CAFE
987 PACKING HOUSE RD
PLAYA BOWLS
81 N CATTLEMEN RD
RINCON CUBANO
1756 N HONORE AVE
RIPFIRE SIESTA KEY LLC
5218 OCEAN BLVD
SUBWAY #3345
1154 N WASHINGTON BLVD
AGAVE BANDIDO
1550 LAKEFRONT DR
CAFE ARTS
1355 BOULEVARD OF THE ARTS
CALUSA BREWING
5377 MCINTOSH RD
CLEAN EATZ
4061 CLARK RD UNIT 5
FAT DADDIOS PIZZA
3251 17TH ST UNIT 160
FLORIDA STUDIO THEATRE
123 COCOANUT AVE
FLOWER CHILD
6532 UNIVERSITY PKWY STE 160
GRILLSMITH 108
6240 S TAMIAMI TRAIL
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS & SUITES SARASOTA EAST/I-75
5730 GANTT RD
MCDONALD'S #19080
5821 DEREK AVE
PDQ
5164 S. TAMIAMI TRAIL
SELBY HOUSE CAFE
800 S PALM AVE
XXL STREET FOOD
1909 NORTHGATE BLVD
BIG OLAF CREAMERY
561 N WASHINGTON DR
BLU KOUZINA UTC
295 N CATTLEMEN RD UNIT 4
DRIFT RESTAURANT & BAR
700 BEN FRANKLIN DR
MONA LISA RESTAURANT
4989 RINGWOOD MEADOW
ZION ZEUS CENTER
1118 N WASHINGTON 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.
