Venice Gardens, Sarasota County

FIRST WATCH RESTAURANT #158

1617 US 41 BYPASS S U6, Venice Gardens, FL 34293

FoodSeating
Latest violations
6
2 High Priority
Mar 13, 2026
City
Venice Gardens
County
Sarasota
Status
Current / Active
Inspections
10

Violation history

Florida violations grouped by priority level over time.

Inspection history

Florida inspections are violation-priority based, with high priority, intermediate, and basic counts shown separately.

Mar 13, 2026

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 2Intermediate: 1Basic: 3Total: 6

12A-09-4

Detail 24439290

High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Observed employee handling phone and drinking beverage without changing gloves.

03F-02-5

Detail 24439291

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. Observed butter and lemon butter at cooks line not time marked. Employee stated items had been removed from reach-in cooler 1 hour prior and then time marking was corrected to meet standards. Corrected On-Site

31A-09-4

Detail 24439288

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed hand wash dirty chef knifes in hand wash sink at end of cooks line by office.

12B-02-4

Detail 24439289

Basic - Employee drink beverage at cooks line or other restricted area.

12B-01-4

Detail 24439287

Basic - Employee drinking beverage at cooks line while preparing food.

08B-39-4

Detail 24439292

Basic - Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Observed fresh bananas being removed from case and not washed or peeled before being cut and prepared for service.

Jul 14, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 1Total: 1

24-08-4

Detail 23866925

Basic - Plastic food containers not properly air-dried - wet nesting at clean equipment rack. Operator corrected above issues to meet inspection standards. Corrected On-Site

Dec 13, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 1Basic: 1Total: 2

41-17-4

Detail 23421669

Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled by dishwasher area.

50-09-4

Detail 23421670

Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.

Aug 2, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Dec 6, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Aug 15, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Dec 21, 2022

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 1Total: 1

41-17-4

Detail 21653008

Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled at dishwasher area. Observed employee label spray bottle. Corrected On-Site

Aug 11, 2022

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 1Total: 1

22-02-4

Detail 21268526

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed food debris on head of stand mixer. Observed employee clean and sanitizer mixer. Corrected On-Site

Apr 5, 2022

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 3Total: 3

36-34-5

Detail 20982466

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed fan covers in Walk-in cooler with buildup of dust.

24-08-4

Detail 20982467

Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Observed wet nesting pans at wire rack by dishwasher area. Observed operator remove pans to dishwasher. Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation

16-48-4

Detail 20982468

Basic - Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. Observed soiled pans with some food debris stuck to them at clean pan rack by dishwasher area wire rack. Observed operator remove soiled pans and to dishwasher? Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation

Aug 23, 2021

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 1Basic: 3Total: 5

12A-09-4

Detail 20448406

High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Observed cook on line touching mask and not changing gloves. Operator had team member to change gloves and wash hands. Corrected On-Site

31A-09-4

Detail 20448409

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times or n the line near the office. Operator removed the trash can from in front of the hand washing sink. Corrected On-Site

22-20-5

Detail 20448408

Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin near the walk in cooler. Operator cleaned the interior of the ice machine. Corrected On-Site

24-08-4

Detail 20448410

Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting on wire shelf in front of the dish washer.

16-48-4

Detail 20448407

Basic - Old food stuck to clean dishware on wire shelf. Operator removed the dirty dish to get washed and sanitized. Corrective Action Taken