Silva Mata
Last inspected: Feb 24, 2026
27
Score
Silva Mata has been inspected 12 times since 2023. The newest entry in the record is dated Feb 24, 2026. A high risk tier suggests the facility had a rough recent inspection, with multiple violations on record.
Things have been moving the wrong way, with the rolling count rising from around six violations to closer to 10 violations per visit.
Across the inspection history, “nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food” is the issue that surfaces most often, recorded four times.
The city-wide average sits at 81, which Silva Mata's 27 doesn't quite reach. This restaurant has more on its record than most do.
12
Inspections
4
Critical latest
2
Major latest
10
Minor latest
Inspection History
Feb 24, 2026
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 2 major violations. 10 minor violations.
View 16 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw chicken stored over cooked noodle in the reach in cooler on the cook line. The operator properly stored the raw chicken. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Observed a dented #10 can of baby corn. The operator removed the can for return. **Corrected On-Site**
01B-01-4
High Priority - Employee switched from working with raw food to clean equipment without washing hands. Observed an employee handle a bag of raw chicken then handle a clean knife handle without washing hands Educated the employee on proper handwashing procedures. **Corrective Action Taken**
12A-12-4
High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Observed a non-food grade to go bag used to store egg rolls and dumplings in the upright stainless steel reach in freezer.
14-31-5
Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Observed an employee wash hands in the three compartment sink. Educated the employee on proper hand washing procedures. **Corrective Action Taken**
12A-03-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed an employee refill a water pitcher using the handwashing sink at the server station.
31A-11-4
Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Observed multiple single-service to go items stored on the floor in the storage room at the entrance to the kitchen.
25-05-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed a metal bowl with no handle used as a scoop for uncooked rice in a back storage area. **Repeat Violation**
14-01-5
Basic - Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. Observed the rear exit screen door does not close.
35B-03-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed cooler shelves soiled with an accumulation of food debris.
23-03-4
Basic - No waste receptacle installed at handwash sinks provided with disposable towels.
33-38-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed boxes of chicken on the floor of the kitchen. The operator stated the chicken had been delivered within the hour. **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed raw beef thawing in cold standing water in the three compartment sink. Observed raw chicken thawing at room temperature on a speed rack in the kitchen.
06-01-5
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed an employee cell phone stored on a food preparation table in the kitchen. The employee properly stored the phone. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed an opened employee beverage on a food preparation table. The employee properly stored the beverage. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Observed the upright stainless steel reach in freezer door handles soiled with a green mold-like substance. **Repeat Violation**
23-24-4
27
Aug 20, 2025
Routine - Food
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed torn gaskets in reach in cooler and reach in freezer. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-08-20: Observed torn gaskets on reach in cooler and freezer. ** Time Extended**
14-11-5
95
Aug 12, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 8 minor violations.
View 13 violations
High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Observed fish (unwrapped) in reach in chest freezer stored in togo bags. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-31-5
High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Observed employee moving food in walk in cooler (located outside), then go back to the line, to continue to cook without washing hands. **Warning**
12A-16-4
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed in walk in cooler, prepped chicken without date marking of. Observed operator date marking chicken. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
02C-02-5
Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Observed milk in reach in cooler with out date marking of when it was opened. **Warning**
02C-03-5
Intermediate - Multiuse food-contact surface not smooth, free of breaks/cracks/chips/pits/crevices. Observed walk in cooler with water dripping from ceiling seam into a 5 gallon bucket. Also, cooler door doesn't seal properly has exposed gaps in lower left hand corner and upper right hand corner. **Warning**
14-16-4
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed inside of ice machine with black mold like substance on inside. Observed operator cleaning inside of ice machine properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
22-20-5
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed plastic quart container without handle being used as a scoop. Observed operator remove container and throw away. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-01-5
Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Observed food debris on back sides of handles on reach in coolers. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
23-24-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed torn gaskets in reach in cooler and reach in freezer. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-11-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed pork marinating in containers stored on floor under produce, in walk in cooler. Observed operator cleaning moving product to shelf. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-38-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed gaskets with black mold like substance on reach in coolers. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
23-03-4
Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Observed togo containers on cook line stored face up. Observed operator storing containers face down. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
25-06-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Observed pork marinating without lids on containers. Observed operator covering pork. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-12-5
37
Feb 25, 2025
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 5 minor violations.
View 7 violations
Certified Food Manager Identification
FL-02
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Equipment, Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Approved
FL-35
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Hot and Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure
FL-25
58
Jul 26, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 7 violations
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Hot and Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure
FL-25
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
Personal Cleanliness
FL-40
In-Use Utensils Properly Stored
FL-43
45
Mar 28, 2024
Routine - Food
3 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
86
Feb 9, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 minor violations.
View 4 violations
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. **Admin Complaint**
50-17-3
Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Stand up reach in cooler in the back preparation area. **Repeat Violation**
14-33-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Interior of the reach in freezer next to the cook line soiled
23-03-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. All ceiling vents in the kitchen soiled.
36-34-5
74
Nov 2, 2023
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
View 7 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed Raw Shell on Eggs stored above peeled and cut onions. Observed operator removing said eggs to bottom shelf of walk in cooler **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Observed non food grade bags with food stored in them in stand up reach in freezer across from mop sink. **Repeat Violation**
14-31-5
High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Observed the following items on shelf next to hand sink in kitchen. All dented and blown. Observed Operator removing all cans and placing in locked room for return to vendor. Bamboo Shoot Slices #10-8, Tomato Ketchup #10-4, Bamboo Shoots #10-6, AppleSauce #10-5, Baby Corn Cut #10-1, Oyster Sauce #5-6, Hoisin Sauce #5-5, Gold Label Soy Sauce #5-5, Ground Bean Sauce #5-2, Double Black Soy Sauce #5-6.
01B-01-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed cutting boards with black mold like substance through out kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. Observed no probe thermometer on premise.
05-08-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed plastic quart container inside a bag of rice used for scooping in Server Area. Observed operator remove and throw away container into trash can. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
14-01-5
Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Observed in server station and throughout kitchen, to go containers not stored inverted. Observed operator turning to go containers over to the correct way of storing product. **Repeat Violation**
25-06-4
47
Sep 26, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 1 minor violation.
View 5 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw sausage stored over bread in the reach in cooler in the back preparation area. Owner removed the sausage.
08A-05-6
Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. Emailed handouts to the operator.
11-07-5
Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Emailed handouts to the operator.
11-27-4
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. Provided handouts to the operator. Operator filled out 1 form before the end of the inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
11-26-1
Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Reach in cooler in the back kitchen area.
14-33-4
61
May 25, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 5 minor violations.
View 7 violations
Certified Food Manager Identification
FL-02
Food Received at Proper Temperature
FL-12
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Equipment Adequate to Maintain Product Temperature
FL-29
Equipment, Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Approved
FL-35
Personal Cleanliness
FL-40
61
Mar 7, 2023
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 4 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 12 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed brown fried rice (78F - Hot Holding) at 12:45pm in rice pot. Asked when it was put in for holding. Was told 11:00 am. Had Chef put in wok and heat to minimal 165F. Brown fried rice (167F - Hot Holding) at 12:58pm
03B-01-6
High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed raw chicken not separated from raw pork at chest reach in freezer. Operator segregated the food items. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-17-6
High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Observed dumplings at chest reach in freezer. Operator placed food item in food grade bag. **Corrected On-Site**
14-31-5
High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed employee portioning noodles without gloves or hand washing. Told employee to wash his hands and put on gloves. Observed employee doing this at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
09-01-4
Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Spoke with operator and emailed information **Corrective Action Taken**
11-27-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed cutting boards on cook line worn and soiled with black like substance in grooves. Told operator to replace boards.
22-02-4
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. Spoke with operator and emailed information **Corrective Action Taken**
11-26-1
Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Observed no hand soap at back hand washing sink by back door
31B-03-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed a bowl being used to scoop sugar container. Observed operator removing during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
14-01-5
Basic - Faucet/handle missing at plumbing fixture. Observed hand sink handles and faucet pipes in disrepair and broken.
29-09-4
Basic - Water draining onto floor surface. Observed leaking pipe at three compartment sink by back door.
29-03-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed no labels on MSG, sugar, salt at cook line
02D-01-5
30
Jan 26, 2023
Food-Licensing Inspection
4 minor violations.
View 4 violations
Basic - Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine.
16-03-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Top of slate top stove cracked/broken.
14-11-5
Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. 1x1 foot hole in the wall next to the toilet in the mens bathroom.
36-24-5
Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Floors in the dishwasher and back kitchen area.
36-02-5
82
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Silva Mata last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Silva Mata on file is from Feb 24, 2026. The public record contains 12 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Silva Mata?
Across the inspection record, “nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food” has been cited four times, more than any other issue at Silva Mata.
How does Silva Mata compare to other restaurants in Sarasota?
Silva Mata most recently scored 27 out of 100, which is lower than the Sarasota average of 81.
Has Silva Mata's inspection record improved over time?
No. Recent inspections at Silva Mata have averaged around 10 violations per visit, up from roughly six earlier in the record.
What does a high risk rating mean?
A high risk rating at Silva Mata means the most recent inspection flagged either critical violations or a substantial number of smaller ones. Diners may want to read the violation details before deciding to visit.
How often is Silva Mata inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Silva Mata is inspected around four times per year on average.
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