La Violetta Market & Kitchen
Last inspected: Sep 23, 2025
55
Score
La Violetta Market & Kitchen, located at 4837 Swift Rd, Sarasota, FL, underwent a moderate-risk inspection on 2025-09-23. This inspection resulted in one critical, three major, and three minor violations. Throughout its seven recorded inspections, La Violetta Market & Kitchen has primarily been categorized as medium-risk.
7
Inspections
1
Critical latest
3
Major latest
3
Minor latest
Inspection History
Sep 23, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 3 minor violations.
55
Feb 11, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 minor violations.
74
Sep 24, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
55
Jun 25, 2024
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
82
Dec 5, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
58
Jun 15, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
50
Mar 29, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 3 minor violations.
55
Violations — Sep 23, 2025 Inspection
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Repeat Violation**
13-03-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed the reach in freezer door falls off the hinges when opened.
14-11-5
Basic - Silverware/utensils stored upright with the food-contact surface up. Observed spoons stored with the food contact surface up at the server station. The operator properly stored the spoons. **Corrected On-Site**
24-18-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw bacon stored over bottles of sauce in the reach in cooler on the cook line. The raw bacon was properly stored. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6
Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Observed the chlorine sanitizer test kit expired 9/2024.
16-37-1
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink near the three compartment sink. The operator provided paper towels for the hand sink. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed multiple foods prepared on site and held for more than 24 hours with no date marking.
02C-02-5
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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