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LIDO BEACH CAFE

LIDO BEACH CAFE maintains a 3.6/5 food safety rating based on 3 health department inspections in SARASOTA. Recent inspections indicate some food safety concerns.

700 Ben Franklin Drive
Sarasota, Florida, 34236
Sarasota County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★★½☆ (3.6/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 8/25/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 13500191

  • 08B-01-4:High Priority - Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination. No sneeze guard over the bagels and bread on the buffet line. Employee placed a sneeze guard over the items. Corrected On-Site
  • 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Water pitcher stored in the hand wash sink in the front counter area. Employee removed the pitcher. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 3/10/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8733362

  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Plastic bottles of water stored on the floor in the kitchen area. Chef placed the bottles on a shelf. Corrected On-Site
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottles containing cleaning fluid not labeled. Chef labeled the bottles. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 10/27/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8354895

  • 08A-11-5:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over canned/bottled drinks. Cold smoked raw salmon stored over bottled juice in the stand up reach in cooler in the back kitchen area. Chef placed the salmon below the juice. Corrected On-Site