COLUMBIA RESTAURANT
411 ST ARMAND CIRCLE
Sarasota, Florida
Sarasota County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.3/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 1/23/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
2
Basic
2
Total
4
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. One ceiling tile missing above the pot and pan rack in the preparation area.
- 08B-39-4:Basic - Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Employee cutting onions before washing. Employee washed the cut and uncut onions. **Corrected On-Site**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade soiled. Employee removed and sanitized the can opener. **Corrected On-Site**
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Bag of liquid mint flavoring stored in the hand washing sink in the bar area. Employee removed the bag. **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/23/2025 revealed 4 total violations (0 high priority, 2 intermediate, 2 basic).
Inspection on 8/19/2024
High Priority
4
Intermediate
1
Basic
2
Total
7
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Area behind the nozzles on the soda machine in the wait station soiled.
- 08B-54-4:Basic - Uncovered food stored near sink exposed to splash. Uncover washed and cut limes stored next to the hand washing sink in the bar area. Employee removed the limes. **Corrected On-Site**
- 22-49-4:High Priority - Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dish machine temperature sanitizer reading 128F at plate level. Chef checked the hot water booster, breaker was tripped. Chef fixed the breaker and ran the temperature probe. New reading 161F. **Corrected On-Site**
- 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee handled raw beef then change their gloves and handled clean utensils without washing their hands. Employee removed the utensils washed their hands and changed gloves. **Corrected On-Site**
- 03F-02-5: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. Butter on time as a public health control on the expo line with no time mark. Chef stated the butter had been on time as a public health control for approximately 30 minutes. Chef placed a time mark on the butter. **Corrected On-Site**
- 29-42-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. **Repeat Violation**
- 01C-03-4:Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served.
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/19/2024 revealed 7 total violations (4 high priority, 1 intermediate, 2 basic).