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.
Data on this page
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: October 2, 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 has a heavier concentration of failing restaurants than you'd want, so recent inspections and callbacks matter more than local reputation.
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Restaurants
Page 28 of 60BRICK'S SMOKED MEATS
1528 STATE STREET, SARASOTA
CADILLAC JACK'S HONKYTONK SALOON
5253 S TAMIAMI TRL, SARASOTA
HUNGRY HOWIES
1085 N TAMIAMI TRAIL UNIT B, NOKOMIS
MAXIMILLIAN'S CAFE
1695 10 ST, SARASOTA
PHO CALI
1578 MAIN ST, SARASOTA
BREWSTER'S
1454 MAIN ST, SARASOTA
CASEY KEY FISH HOUSE & TIKI
801 BLACKBURN POINT RD, OSPREY
EL CIELO BAKERY AND COFFEE
13843 TAMIAMI TR, NORTH PORT
MEADOWS GOLF CLUB
3101 LONGMEADOW, SARASOTA
RINCON CUBANO
1756 N HONORE AVE, SARASOTA
WINSTEAD SMOKE CO
6609 SUPERIOR AVE, SARASOTA
EVIES TAVERN
1560 MAIN ST, SARASOTA
MATTISONS CITY GRILLE
1 N LEMON AVE, SARASOTA
PATRICK'S 1481
1481 MAIN STREET, SARASOTA
FIELD CLUB INC (THE)
1400 FIELD RD, SARASOTA
TAPAS AND FUN
2667 MALL DR, SARASOTA
BLUE LAGOON GRILL
812 E VENICE AVE, VENICE
PHO 101
6125 S TAMIAMI TRL, SARASOTA
T J CARNEY'S
231 W VENICE AVE, VENICE
VALENTI RESTAURANT
1200 E VENICE AVE, VENICE
WENDY'S #13451
1000 TECHNOLOGY AVE, NORTH PORT
DANGELOS OF VENICE
1203 US HWY 41 BYP S, VENICE
MATTISON 41
7275 SOUTH TAMIAMI TRAIL, SARASOTA
BRAZILIAN STEAKHOUSE
3230 CLARK RD, SARASOTA
GARDEN BISTRO
380 OLD ENGLEWOOD RD, ENGLEWOOD
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.
