🪰526,489 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.

1,434
Restaurants
59%
A-Rated
94.5
Avg Score
1,968
Inspections

Data on this page

Restaurants tracked
1,434
Cities represented
17
Restaurants with inspection history
1,417
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: June 20, 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 looks mixed overall, which makes this page most useful for narrowing the list before checking each restaurant's record.

A: 847 B: 420 C: 140 F: 27

Restaurants

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FORDS GARAGE

295 N CATTLEMAN RD UNIT 1, SARASOTA

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-13
2 violations

ICHIBAN RESTAURANT

2724 STICKNEY POINTE RD, SARASOTA

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-13
5 violations

MI PUEBLO

530 S US 41 BY PASS #2A, VENICE

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-13
4 violations

TACO JALISCO

6895 S TAMIAMI TRL, SARASOTA

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-13
11 violations

CHINA ONE

12189 MERCADO DRIVE, VENICE

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-12
2 violations

CLEAN EATZ

4061 CLARK RD UNIT 5, SARASOTA

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-12
1 violations

FREDDY'S FROZEN CUSTARD & STEAKBURGERS

6224 N LOCKWOOD RIDGE RD, SARASOTA

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-12
2 violations

HAVANA SOUL PARADISE

280 S INDIANA AVE UNIT 3, ENGLEWOOD

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-12
2 violations

LOUIE'S BISTRO

12275 MERCADO DR, VENICE

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-12

MCDONALD'S

6508 UNIVERSITY PKWY, SARASOTA

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-12
2 violations

OAKS CLUB (THE)

301 MACEWEN DR, OSPREY

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-12
8 violations

SCOTTY'S PUB

14530 TAMIAMI TRL, NORTH PORT

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-12

THE GRASSHOPPER/EL CHAPULIN

7253 S TAMIAMI TRL, SARASOTA

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-12
4 violations

VOCO SARASOTA

1223 BLVD OF THE ARTS, SARASOTA

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-12
1 violations

YUMMY HOUSE SARASOTA

1737 S TAMIAMI TRL, SARASOTA

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-12
9 violations

A'S GIANT SANDWICHES

2230 GULF GATE DR, SARASOTA

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-11

ABOVE THE GRAIN

2505 MANATEE AVE E, BRADENTON

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-11

FIN & TONIC

6747 S TAMIAMI TRL, SARASOTA

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-11
7 violations

FAFA INC CHINA BUFFET

4411 AIDAN LN, NORTH PORT

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-09
3 violations

TACOS NICO

1349 W UNIVERSITY PKWY UNIT 4D, SARASOTA

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-08

VENUE 1927 BANQUET & EVENT INC

1927 RINGLING BLVD, SARASOTA

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-08

BAVARO'S PIZZA NAPOLETANA & PASTARIA

27 FLETCHER AVE, SARASOTA

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-07
6 violations

BLUE PINEAPPLE BISTRO

470 W. DEARBORN ST, ENGLEWOOD

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-07
2 violations

BRIANDI'S RESTAURANT LLC

202 TAMIAMI TRL S, NOKOMIS

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-07
1 violations

CHINA KING

45 N INDIANA AVE, ENGLEWOOD

Inspected 1 month ago
2026-05-07

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.