BLU ISLAND BISTRO

Name: BLU ISLAND BISTRO
Address: 625 TAMIAMI TRAIL S, VENICE, FL, 34285, US
Rating: 97.5

625 TAMIAMI TRAIL S, VENICE, FL 34285

License #6805339

🌴 Cuban/Caribbean ℹ️ Categories are auto-assigned based on restaurant names and may not be 100% accurate

97.5 Grade A / 100

Excellent Health Score

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BLU ISLAND BISTRO in VENICE currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 97.5 out of 100 — an A grade for consistent compliance with state food-safety standards. This restaurant has one inspection on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on September 17, 2025. Across those visits, inspectors documented 6 total violations — 1 critical, 1 major, 4 minor.

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Inspection History

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Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[22-16-4] Reach-in cooler at cooks line shelves have accumulation of soil residues.
[10-20-4] In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed working tongs stored on oven door.
[36-02-5] Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area. Repeat 1-17-25
[03F-10-5] No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Operator could not provide copy of Time control sheet. Emailed new blank copy to operator. Operator completed and posted Time control sheet.
[13-04-4] Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation.
[12A-09-4] Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Observed working tongs employee using broom and dust pan to clean floor. Employee failed to change gloves and wash hands before returning to handling food.

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