🪰85,269 violations tracked across 67 Florida counties

Sarasota County

Known as Florida's cultural coast, Sarasota County punches well above its weight in dining quality. The legendary St. Armands Circle, the farm-to-table restaurants of downtown Sarasota, and the laid-back beach dining of Siesta Key and Venice create a food scene that rivals much larger cities. With over 1,300 restaurants serving a mix of affluent retirees, arts patrons, and seasonal visitors, standards here tend to run high.

Search Sarasota County restaurant inspections to find health scores and violation histories for restaurants in Sarasota, Venice, North Port, Osprey, Siesta Key, and Englewood. Every inspection record includes the full list of violations found and the restaurant's overall health grade.

1,447
Restaurants
89%
A-Rated
98.8
Avg Score
211
Inspections

Data on this page

Restaurants tracked
1,447
Cities represented
17
Restaurants with inspection history
299
Official source
Florida DBPR

InspectFL turns public DBPR inspection records into county-level trend pages with filters, latest inspection snapshots, and direct restaurant history. Most recent inspection on this page: August 19, 2026.

How to use this county page

Use it to compare cities, filter the countywide list, and quickly spot restaurant records worth opening — especially if you are choosing between areas.

What the countywide data means

Sarasota County's current grade mix looks stronger than average, but one countywide number should never outweigh a restaurant's recent inspection timeline.

A: 1293 B: 131 C: 20 F: 3

Restaurants

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CHINA GARDEN

1058 N TAMIAMI TRL STE 115, SARASOTA

Inspected 25 days ago
2026-07-28
8 violations

DIVE WINE & SPIRITS / HIVE BAR

2881 CLARK RD #19, 20, 21, SARASOTA

Inspected 25 days ago
2026-07-28
1 violations

GREEK GRILL AND GALLERY

14828 TAMIAMI TRAIL A102, NORTH PORT

Inspected 25 days ago
2026-07-28
11 violations

LITTLE CAESARS PIZZA

1073 N TOLEDO BLADE BLVD STE A1, NORTH PORT

Inspected 25 days ago
2026-07-28
2 violations

METRO DINER

6056 LOCKWOOD RIDGE RD, SARASOTA

Inspected 25 days ago
2026-07-28
2 violations

METRO DINER

2053 S TAMIAMI TRAIL, VENICE

Inspected 25 days ago
2026-07-28
1 violations

OAKWOOD APARTMENTS

6720 15TH ST E, SARASOTA

Inspected 25 days ago
2026-07-28

PERU 941

1537 MAIN ST, SARASOTA

Inspected 25 days ago
2026-07-28
7 violations

SARASOTA BAY CLUB

1301 N TAMIAMI TRL, SARASOTA

Inspected 25 days ago
2026-07-28
6 violations

SHIKI HIBACHI & SUSHI

14999 TAMIAMI TRL, NORTH PORT

Inspected 25 days ago
2026-07-28
14 violations

1592 WOOD FIRED KITCHEN & COCKTAILS

1592 MAIN ST, SARASOTA

Inspected 26 days ago
2026-07-27
8 violations

BESO

30 S LEMON AVE, SARASOTA

Inspected 26 days ago
2026-07-27
4 violations

BIG MIKE'S PIZZA INC

1939 TAMIAMI TRL S STE D, VENICE

Inspected 26 days ago
2026-07-27
4 violations

CASANTICA RISTORANTE

1213 N PALM AVE, SARASOTA

Inspected 26 days ago
2026-07-27
2 violations

IL PANIFICIO

1703 MAIN ST, SARASOTA

Inspected 26 days ago
2026-07-27
5 violations

LOCAL SPOT 941

2045 S TAMIAMI TRL, VENICE

Inspected 26 days ago
2026-07-27
2 violations

MADDOGS HOT DOGS

2059 S TAMIAMI TRAIL, VENICE

Inspected 26 days ago
2026-07-27

MAMA MARIA'S PIZZERIA SUBS

2085 S TAMIAMI TRL, VENICE

Inspected 26 days ago
2026-07-27
6 violations

THE GRAND LUXURY CINEMA

2111 S TAMIAMI TRL, VENICE

Inspected 26 days ago
2026-07-27
2 violations

VENEZIA

373 ST ARMANDS CIR, SARASOTA

Inspected 26 days ago
2026-07-27

CAFE VENICE

101 W VENICE AVE, VENICE

Inspected 29 days ago
2026-07-24
4 violations

CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL

4117 SOUTH TAMIAMI TRAIL, VENICE

Inspected 29 days ago
2026-07-24
1 violations

FIVE NINE GRILL & TAVERN

1092 S TAMIAMI TRL, OSPREY

Inspected 29 days ago
2026-07-24

JACK DUSTY

1111 RITZ CARLTON DR, SARASOTA

Inspected 29 days ago
2026-07-24
1 violations

KAM'S BUBBLE TEA & SUSHI

1813 FRUITVILLE RD, SARASOTA

Inspected 29 days ago
2026-07-24
1 violations

Important context for county pages

County pages are comparison tools built from public Florida DBPR inspection data. They help surface area-wide patterns and make local browsing easier, but they are not official government rankings and they should not replace reading the individual restaurant page before making a decision.