Venice, Sarasota County

KOI CAFE

806 PINEBROOK RD, Venice, FL 34285

FoodSeating
Latest violations
4
2 Intermediate
Mar 3, 2026
City
Venice
County
Sarasota
Status
Current / Active
Inspections
6

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 3, 2026

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 2Basic: 2Total: 4

31B-02-4

Detail 24412316

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink.

02C-02-5

Detail 24412318

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed cooked meat cut vegetables, cut meat, cooked rice and prepared chicken in walk-in cooler and reach-in cooler Employee stated the above items had been prepare onsite more than 24 hours prior.

22-08-4

Detail 24412317

Basic - Interior of counter top oven has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris.

24-18-4

Detail 24412319

Basic - Utensils stored upright with the food-contact surface up.

Apr 4, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Basic: 5Total: 6

41-10-4

Detail 23685725

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed chemical spray bottle on back prep counter.

06-09-1

Detail 23685726

Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package.

13-03-4

Detail 23685722

Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.

32-05-4

Detail 23685723

Basic - Observed one restroom closed do to repairs being done to ceiling and lighting.

32-17-4

Detail 23685727

Basic - Self-closing device on bathroom door disconnected/broken.

06-01-5

Detail 23685724

Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed salmon thawing in bowl of standing water in walk-in cooler. Operator corrected above issues to meet inspection standards. Corrected On-Site

Dec 11, 2024

Routine - Food

Call Back - Complied

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Aug 30, 2024

Routine - Food

Warning Issued

Intermediate: 2Total: 2

03G-46-1

Detail 23112556

Intermediate - Establishment preparing food using a method that has been determined by the Divisions of Hotels and Restaurants to require an approved variance from the Division. Establishment does not have an approved variance for the method observed in use during the inspection. Observed establishment is using is curing powder with sodium nitrite in making pork sausage onsite. Warning

11-26-1

Detail 23112557

Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Warning

Jan 24, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 1Total: 1

08B-38-4

Detail 22590084

Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed container of cut marinated vegetables on floor in Walk-in cooler

Nov 17, 2023

Food-Licensing Inspection

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

No violations recorded for this inspection.