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.
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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 25 of 41BRICK'S SMOKED MEATS
1528 STATE STREET
COMPOUND CATERING
2729 22 ST
DIRTY DOUGH SARASOTA MOBILE
2241 SARASOTA CENTER BLVD
GULF GATE FOOD & BEER / ARCADEBAR
6528 SUPERIOR AVE
HYDE PARK PRIME STEAKHOUSE
35 S LEMON DR
IHOP RESTAURANT
4000 TAMIAMI TRAIL
MOUTHOLE
2637 MALL DR
PACIFIC COUNTER
4942 S TAMIAMI TRL UNIT 500
RINGSIDE
233 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN DR
ROMANSQ
6670 SUPERIOR AVE
APOLLONIA GRILL
4956 S TAMIAMI TRL
BESO
30 S LEMON AVE
CAPRIOTTI'S SANDWICH SHOP
6320 S TAMIAMI TRL
CHICK-FIL-A
5384 FRUITVILLE RD
IRMA'S TACOS CRAFT BEER AND TEQUILA BAR
3080 FRUITVILLE COMMONS BLVD, UNIT 1
PI PIZZA 3.14 ON MAIN LLC
1507 MAIN ST.
PURA VIDA SARASOTA LANDINGS LLC
4994 S TAMIAMI TRL UNIT 100
PURPLE BOL, LLC
4115 LINWOOD ST
RICOS PIZZA
322 JOHN RINGLING BLVD
LIDO BEACH CAFE
700 BEN FRANKLIN DR
MAIN STREET CREAMERY MOBILE
1359 MAIN ST
VENEZIA
373 ST ARMANDS CIR
WICKED CANTINA
1603 NO TAMIAMI TRAIL
ASIAN KITCHEN
5555 PALMER CROSSING CIR
BASIL'S FLAME BROILED CHICKEN
4300 BEE RIDGE RD #600
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.