Rice House Restaurant

14287 Tamiami Trl 7b, North Port, FL 34287

Passed · Aug 6, 2026 Directions
50
Poor BiteKarma score 50 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Passed 6 of 6 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Aug 6, 2026: passed with 12 violations, 5 critical.
  • Keeps coming up: Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized, cited 4 times, plus 12 other repeat issues.
  • #1 in North Port's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
  • 8 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 6 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Aug 6

    Routine Inspection

    12 violations, 5 critical
    • Critical Approved source
    • Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Critical Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
    • Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
    • Critical Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
    • Minor Garbage and refuse; premises maintained
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
    • Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
    • Minor Time/temperature control foods properly thawed
    • Minor Clean clothes; hair restraints; jewelry; painted/artificial fingernails
    • Minor Single-service and single-use items
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
  3. Passed Feb 24

    Routine Inspection

    11 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
    • Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
    • Minor Employee personal belongings
    • Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
    • Minor Approved source
    • Minor Garbage and refuse; premises maintained
    • Minor Time/temperature control foods properly thawed
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
    • Minor Single-service and single-use items
  4. 2025
  5. Passed Aug 20

    Callback Reinspection

    1 violation
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  6. Passed Aug 12

    Routine Inspection

    7 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
    • Minor Single-service and single-use items
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
    • Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory

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