Salute Ristorante

23 N Lemon Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236
Italian
Last inspected: Feb 12, 2026
52
Score
High Risk

Salute Ristorante, located at 23 N Lemon Ave, Sarasota, FL, underwent a high-risk inspection on February 12, 2026. This inspection identified three critical and four minor violations. The facility has a history of mostly high-risk inspections across its eleven recorded evaluations.

11
Inspections
3
Critical latest
0
Major latest
4
Minor latest
Inspection History
Feb 12, 2026
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 4 minor violations.
52
Sep 4, 2025
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Aug 28, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 4 major violations. 2 minor violations.
45
Mar 18, 2025
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Mar 10, 2025
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
43
Oct 25, 2024
Routine - Food
1 minor violation.
95
Oct 24, 2024
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
33
Mar 25, 2024
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 3 minor violations.
52
Sep 28, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
58
Jun 13, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 4 minor violations.
22
Nov 14, 2022
Routine - Food
4 major violations. 2 minor violations.
61
Violations — Feb 12, 2026 Inspection
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink storage on the slicer in the kitchen. Chef removed the drink. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Facet on the hand wash sink in the bar area rusted and soiled.
14-11-5
Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Interior of the microwave oven in the cook line area soiled. **Repeat Violation**
22-08-4
Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Fan guard in the walk in cooler soiled.
36-50-4
High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. Marinara sauce stored in a washed commercial 5 gallon dish soap container in the walk in cooler. Chef discarded the marinara.
14-15-4
High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Marinara sauce stored in a washed commercial 5 gallon dish soap container in the walk in cooler. Chef discarded the marinara.
01B-13-4
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.
29-42-4
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)