License No. 6803177|Public Food Service Establishment|Sarasota County, FloridaInspected Sep 24, 2025

State of Florida Inspection Record

BIG OLAF CREAMERY

561 N WASHINGTON DR, SARASOTA, FL 34236

BIG OLAF CREAMERY keeps a clean kitchen by state inspection standards. Only minor issues noted in the past year. The trailing-year record shows 5 violations, including 1 high-priority and 0 Emergency Orders of Closure.

Solid

88.7

Trailing year of inspections

How this kitchen compares

Against SARASOTA

Scores higher than 63% of the 765 inspected restaurants in SARASOTA on the trailing-year record.

88.7

Lowest scoreCity median · 81.6Highest score

Against Sarasota County

1 high-priority violation on the trailing-year record — below the Sarasota County average of 2.0.

This kitchen1

County average2.0

Below county average

Computed from the trailing-year records of all inspected restaurants in the same city and county. Official State of Florida inspection data — scores calculated by this site.

The Inspection Record

5 inspections

Full available history. The score uses only the most recent 365 days — older visits are shown for context, not counted.

Earlier history — outside the scoring window

Visit 01 — Routine - Food

Sep 24, 2025

Disposition

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Chemicals & toxic substances

Cleaning chemicals or other toxic substances unlabeled or stored where they can reach food.

High-priority

Floors, walls & ceilings

Repeat — 5th time

Floors, walls, ceilings, or attached equipment dirty, damaged, or poorly vented.

Basic×2

Dirty food-contact surfaces

Repeat — 3rd time

Surfaces that touch food — cutting boards, ice bins, dish racks — soiled or not sanitized.

Basic

Non-food surfaces dirty

Repeat — 4th time

Shelves, counters, handles, or equipment exteriors soiled with grease, debris, or dust.

Basic

Source: State of FloridaState inspection document

Visit 02 — Routine - Food

Apr 14, 2025

Disposition

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Floors, walls & ceilings

Repeat — 4th time

Floors, walls, ceilings, or attached equipment dirty, damaged, or poorly vented.

Basic×2

Non-food surfaces dirty

Repeat — 3rd time

Shelves, counters, handles, or equipment exteriors soiled with grease, debris, or dust.

Basic

Clean equipment storage

Clean equipment and utensils stored improperly or not air-dried.

Basic

Source: State of FloridaState inspection document

Visit 03 — Routine - Food

Feb 11, 2025

Disposition

Follow-up inspection · Compliance recordedEmergency Order Callback Complied

Bathrooms

Repeat — 3rd time

Restrooms not clean, stocked, or maintained as required.

Basic

Floors, walls & ceilings

Repeat — 3rd time

Floors, walls, ceilings, or attached equipment dirty, damaged, or poorly vented.

Basic

Source: State of FloridaState inspection document

Compliance recorded on the Emergency Order of Closure of Feb 10, 2025 — Visit 04 in this ledger.

1 day between recordsElapsed time between records—not confirmed time closed.

Visit 04 — Routine - Food

Feb 10, 2025

Disposition

Emergency Order of ClosureEmergency order recommended

Emergency order on this visit

Pests & outer openings

Roaches, rodents, flies, or other pests present — or doors and openings that let them in not protected.

High-priority

Manager certification & training

Missing or expired food manager certification, or employee food-safety training not documented.

Intermediate

Dirty food-contact surfaces

Repeat — 2nd time

Surfaces that touch food — cutting boards, ice bins, dish racks — soiled or not sanitized.

Basic×2

Floors, walls & ceilings

Repeat — 2nd time

Floors, walls, ceilings, or attached equipment dirty, damaged, or poorly vented.

Basic×2

Non-food surfaces dirty

Repeat — 2nd time

Shelves, counters, handles, or equipment exteriors soiled with grease, debris, or dust.

Basic

Bathrooms

Repeat — 2nd time

Restrooms not clean, stocked, or maintained as required.

Basic

Source: State of FloridaState inspection document

Visit 05 — Routine - Food

Oct 30, 2023

Disposition

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Equipment & surface condition

Food-contact or nonfood-contact surfaces improperly designed, constructed, maintained, or located.

Basic

Dirty food-contact surfaces

Surfaces that touch food — cutting boards, ice bins, dish racks — soiled or not sanitized.

Basic

Non-food surfaces dirty

Shelves, counters, handles, or equipment exteriors soiled with grease, debris, or dust.

Basic

Bathrooms

Restrooms not clean, stocked, or maintained as required.

Basic

Floors, walls & ceilings

Floors, walls, ceilings, or attached equipment dirty, damaged, or poorly vented.

Basic

Source: State of FloridaState inspection document

^† Item numbers refer to the State of Florida’s standardized inspection form; the same item recurring across visits indicates an unresolved problem. Severity groupings and the sanitation score are explained in How it works.

Establishment on File

Known Address

561 N WASHINGTON DR

SARASOTA, FL 34236

License No.

6803177

City Rank

#272 of 765

Inspected

Sep 24, 2025

Emergency Orders of Closure

State of Florida orders recorded for this license since January 2015. A later follow-up compliance date is shown when it appears in the available record. These historical records do not establish whether the business is operating today.

Feb 10, 2025Closed by state orderEmergency Order of Closure · Rodent activityNo later follow-up record appears with this order in the available data.

Owner of Record

Licensed to

TESAR DAVID J

State of Florida license holder — the owner of record on the restaurant license. Licensed to an individual, which usually means a sole proprietorship — no corporate registry filing applies.

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License on file

6803177

Inspected

Sep 24, 2025

Scoring

Trailing-year aggregate — How it works

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Official State of Florida inspection data — scores calculated by this site