🪰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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RODIZIO GRILL

5911 FRUITVILLE RD, SARASOTA

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-21
4 violations

SHILLA KOREAN RESTAURANT

501 N BENEVA RD. SUITE 240, SARASOTA

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-21
1 violations

TURTLES ON LITTLE SARASOTA BAY

8875 MIDNIGHT PASS RD, SARASOTA

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-21
7 violations

APPLEBEE'S

5490 CLARK RD, SARASOTA

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-20

BIG TOP BREWING COMPANY

3045 FRUTIVILLE COMMONS BLVD, SARASOTA

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-20
9 violations

CHINA 1

3610 BEE RIDGE RD, SARASOTA

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-20
7 violations

FIRST WATCH RESTAURANT #196

5354 FRUITVILLE RD UNIT 3, SARASOTA

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-20
1 violations

MARCOS PIZZA 8552

229 S TAMIAMI TRAIL, NOKOMIS

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-20

MON AMI CAFE

1740 E VENICE AVE STE 19, VENICE

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-20
3 violations

SABOR A MY PUEBLO EL ZULIANO

3250 DESOTO RD, SARASOTA

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-20

THE LUNCHBOX

1909 NORTHGATE BLVD, SARASOTA

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-20
2 violations

THE LUNCHBOX SARASOTA

1909 NORTHGATE BLVD, SARASOTA

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-20
4 violations

KURTOS CHIMNEY CAKE

1312 MAIN STREET, SARASOTA

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-17

LILA

1576 MAIN STREET, SARASOTA

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-17
3 violations

BRIGHT ICE

19750 WELLEN PARK BLVD, STE 103, VENICE

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-16
2 violations

DUNKIN DONUTS

4150 TAMIAMI TRL S, VENICE

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-16
1 violations

HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS NOKOMIS SARASOTA SOUTH

206 ALBEE RD W, NOKOMIS

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-16
2 violations

JERSEY MIKE'S SUBS

2470 LAUREL RD, NORTH VENICE

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-16
1 violations

LAGO TACO

19777 WELLEN PARK BLVD, VENICE

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-16
1 violations

LAKESIDE BITES

19773 WELLEN PARK BLVD, VENICE

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-16
3 violations

POPDAWGS

19775 WELLEN PARK BLVD, VENICE

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-16

SKY ZONE INDOOR TRAMPOLINE PARK

6180 EDGELAKE DRIVE, SARASOTA

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-16

ARMANDOS COCINA MEXICANA

2385 12 ST, SARASOTA

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-14
6 violations

D. & J. NEW BAGELS, INC. D/B/A BUDDY'S

999 CATTLEMEN RD, SARASOTA

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-14
5 violations

SKILLETS

8635 S TAMIAMI TRL, SARASOTA

Inspected 8 months ago
2025-10-14
3 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.