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 37 of 43NGC #2
6802 ENERGY CT
POPSTROKE SARASOTA
195 UNIVERSITY TOWN CENTER DR
SLEEP INN
900 UNIVERSITY PKWY
TASTY HOME COOKIN
3854 S TUTTLE AVE
CREEKSIDE TRADER
5353 S TAMIAMI TRL STE A
GUERRERO ICE CREAM
3545 WEBBER ST
WRAP HOUSE RESTAURANT
6609 SUPERIOR AVE
FIRE & FLOUR SMOKEHOUSE
436 CENTRAL AVE
SUSHI RAMEN
935 N BENEVA STE 401
UNCLE WEN SARASOTA INC
1100 N TUTTLE AVE #11
SUBWAY 335
1100 NORTH TUTTLE AVE., UNIT 18
LA TENTACION DEL SABOR
6309 15TH ST E
NANA'S BANANAS
7125 FRUITVILLE RD
RESTAURANT BAR AND LOUNGE
3251 17 ST STE 210
TOMMY BAHAMA MARLIN BAR
6562 UNIVERSITY PARKWAY UNIT 110
SMOKE & FIRE BBQ
4571 CLARK RD
SUPER 8
4309 N TAMIAMI TRAIL
TAKE N GO
6609 SUPERIOR AVE
WENDY'S
1627 N WASHINGTON BLVD
AREPAS 4 EVERY 1
1580 LAKEFRONT DR
SIMPLY GREEK BY WYNNBERRY
1605 W UNIVERSITY PARKWAY
URBAN FRESH SANDWICH COMPANY, LLC
3424 DUNBAR DR
CLAUDIE'S
15-17 S BENEVA RD
HAMPTON INN SARASOTA I 75 BEE RIDGE
5995 CATTLERIDGE BLVD
LA MUCCA BALLERINA
1668 MAIN ST
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.
