🪰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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AURA BEACH GRILL

1601 GULF OF MEXICO DR, LONGBOAT KEY

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-21

CASEY KEY RESORTS

1660 S TAMIAMI TRAIL, OSPREY

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-21
2 violations

CASEY KEY RESORTS - RESTAURANT

1660 S TAMIAMI TRAIL, OSPREY

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-21
13 violations

DESOTO BEACH CLUB

5201 DESOTO BEACH CLUB, SARASOTA

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-21
3 violations

FIRST WATCH RESTAURANT #135

17789 TAMIAMI TRAIL, NORTH PORT

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-21
3 violations

FLORENCE AND THE SPICE BOYS

257 N CATTLEMAN RD, SARASOTA

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-21
2 violations

ST. REGIS/BANQUET KITCHEN LONGBOAT KEY

1601 GULF OF MEXICO DR, LONGBOAT KEY

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-21
1 violations

FIRE TACOS KITCHEN

6060 CASTI COURT, SARASOTA

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-20
2 violations

FOOD TRUCK GUATE QUETZAL

324 S TAMIAMI TRAIL, VENICE

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-20
1 violations

ISLAND HOUSE

361 GULF OF MEXICO DR, LONGBOAT KEY

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-20
1 violations

JET'S PIZZA

1159 SUMTER BLVD, NORTH PORT

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-20

MAD MOE'S PUB & GRILL

106 N TAMIAMI TRL, OSPREY

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-20
9 violations

MAXS TABLE

115 S TAMIAMI TRAIL, OSPREY

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-20
4 violations

SEASIDE SPRINGS RETIREMENT COMMUNITY

1251 S TAMIAMI TRAIL, OSPREY

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-20
1 violations

THE CLEVER MONKEY CRAFT BAR & GRILL

1272 S TAMIAMI TRL, OSPREY

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-20
5 violations

TUSCANY NOKOMIS

2300 TAMIAMI TRL N, NOKOMIS

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-20
13 violations

WENDY'S #14047

295 S TAMIAMI TRL, OSPREY

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-20
4 violations

CHINA TASTE

4276 S TAMIAMI TRAIL, VENICE

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-17
7 violations

COASTAL SMASH LLC

803 17TH AVE WEST, BRADENTON

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-17

MAMA MANDY'S SOFT PRETZELS

3303 BAHIA VISTA ST, SARASOTA

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-17

WAHLBURGERS

6000 AIRPORT CIR, SARASOATA

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-17

CHEF2HOME

1540 NORTHGATE BLVD, SARASOTA

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-16

CHINA TASTE

1314 S TAMIAMI TRL, OSPREY

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-16
4 violations

GREEN ZEBRA CAFE

1377 MAIN ST, SARASOTA

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-16
5 violations

KIKU SUSHI

1254 S TAMIAMI TRAIL, OSPREY

Inspected 2 months ago
2026-04-16
6 violations

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.