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GARDEN OF JOY FL

1938 ADAMS LN, SARASOTA, FL 34236

License #6804166

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Quick take

GARDEN OF JOY FL in SARASOTA currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 91.8 out of 100 — a B grade — generally clean with some minor or moderate violations on record. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on January 26, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 6 total violations — 5 critical, 1 minor.

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  • Inspection Completed - No Further Action
  • [01B-28-5] Date marked combined ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days of preparing/opening the earliest ready-to-eat time/temperature for safety ingredient. See stop sale. Fish soup stored in the stand up reach in cooler in the kitchen with a date mark of 1/19. Owner discarded the soup.
  • [41-27-4] Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Wiping cloth sanitizer reading +200 ppm chlorine. Owner replaced the sanitizer, new reading 100ppm chlorine.
  • [02C-01-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Fish soup stored in the stand up reach in cooler in the kitchen with a date mark of 1/19. Owner discarded the soup.
  • [08A-02-6] Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw chicken removed from the commercial packaging stored over ice cream in the reach in freezer across from the three compartment sink. Owner removed the chicken.
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GARDEN OF JOY FL looks fairly solid on paper. Would you eat here?

B record

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