Sarasota, Florida
Sarasota County ยท 1,013 restaurants
Sarasota's dining scene reflects its reputation as Florida's cultural capital. The city's restaurants range from the legendary St. Armands Circle โ a European-style shopping and dining district on its own island โ 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's grade mix looks fairly mixed, so this page is best used to narrow the list before checking each restaurant's full record.
Best supporting links
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About Dining in Sarasota
Of Sarasota's 1,013 graded restaurants, 64.6% earned an A grade โ roughly in line with statewide averages. Currently, 0.7% of restaurants hold a failing F grade, representing 7 establishments with significant health violations. The average InspectFL Health Score across Sarasota is 94.9 out of 100, based on 2,145 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 11 of 41FRAYESNE CASTILLO
1265 OLD STICKNEY POINT RD
LOS TUTIS CAFETERIA CUBANA INC
5757 SARAH AVE
MICHELLES BROWN BAG CAFE LLC
630 S ORANGE AVE STE 101
POTBELLY SANDWICH WORKS
1635 TAMIAMI TRL
TRATTORIA BELLA NAPOLI
1551 MAIN ST
CUNITUNI LLC
2245 BEE RIDGE RD UNIT A
ELIXIR TEA HOUSE
1926 HILLVIEW ST.
COOPER'S HAWK
3130 FRUITVILLE COMMONS BLVD
ISLAND FIN POKE CO SARASOTA
5844 BEE RIDGE RD
LA MEXICANA TAQUERIA
1303 N WASHINTONG BLVD UNIT A
MARIA MABEL AGUILERA POZO
1155 N WASHINGTON BLVD
OSTERIA 500
1580 LAKEFRONT DR UNIT 101
MONA LISA RESTAURANT
4989 RINGWOOD MEADOW
SIEGFRIED'S BEIRGARTEN
1869 FRUITVILLE ROAD
BLU KOUZINA UTC
295 N CATTLEMEN RD UNIT 4
RAINING BERRIES
1935 S OSPREY AVE
SABOR CHAPIN RESTAURANT
402 N WASHINGTON BLVD
TACO BELL #24549
5811 BEE RIDGE RD
THE DRUNKEN POET CAFE
1572 MAIN STREET
THE MELTING POT
1949 RINGLING BLVD
PD'S KITCHEN & TAVERN
5897 WHITFIELD AVE
BOONDOCKS RESTAURANT & CATERING
7125 FRUITVILLE RD
HARRY TELLO HARERI LLC
3981 CATTLEMEN RD
MICHELANGELO PIZZERIA & CUCINA
2957 UNIVERSITY PKWY
MR & MRS CRAB
8389 S TAMIAMI TRL
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.