License No. 6806256|Public Food Service Establishment|Sarasota County, FloridaInspected Aug 10, 2026

State of Florida Inspection Record

HOB NOB DRIVE-IN

1701 N WASHINGTON BLVD, SARASOTA, FL 34234

HOB NOB DRIVE-IN has a mixed inspection record — 4 violations in the past year, including 2 high-priority. Not alarming, but worth knowing before you order. The trailing-year record shows 4 violations, including 2 high-priority and 0 Emergency Orders of Closure.

Spotty

71.7

Trailing year of inspections

How this kitchen compares

Against SARASOTA

Scores higher than 37% of the 765 inspected restaurants in SARASOTA on the trailing-year record.

71.7

Lowest scoreCity median · 81.6Highest score

Against Sarasota County

2 high-priority violations on the trailing-year record — right at the Sarasota County average of 2.0.

This kitchen2

County average2.0

Near 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

2 inspections

Visit 01 — Routine - Food

Aug 10, 2026

Disposition

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Handwashing & employee habits

Hands not washed or gloves not changed when required, or employees eating, drinking, or smoking in food areas.

High-priority

Chemicals & toxic substances

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

High-priority

Dishwashing facilities & test kits

Dish machine or sinks not set up or working properly, or missing sanitizer test kit and gauges.

Intermediate

Wiping cloths & linens

Dirty wiping cloths not stored in sanitizer, or soiled linens handled improperly.

Basic

Source: State of FloridaState inspection document

Visit 02 — Food-Licensing Inspection

Apr 10, 2026

Disposition

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

No violations on record for this visit

This visit closed with no further action required.

Source: State of FloridaState inspection document

What the violations mean

Violation categories, explained

4 violations · 4 categories

Every violation on this record falls into one of the state's standardized categories. Here is what each category covers and why inspectors check for it — in plain English, with the trailing-year count for this kitchen.

Hands must be washed and gloves changed at the required moments — after touching the floor, raw food, or anything unclean — and eating, drinking, or smoking is not allowed in food areas. Hands are the most common way pathogens reach food.

On this record, the category appears in 1 of the 2 trailing-year inspections. The written details for each entry are in the state inspection documents linked above.

^† 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.

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Dirty Dish List is built from public inspection data published by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The inspection dates, dispositions, and violations on this report card mirror what the state has on file for License No. 6806256 — you can read the original documents yourself and compare.

License on file

6806256

Inspected

Aug 10, 2026

Scoring

Trailing-year aggregate — How it works

Official State of Florida inspection records Opens myfloridalicense.com — the state's public inspection search

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