Townhall Restaurant & Lounge
1970 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Way, Sarasota, FL 34234
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 4 of 4 graded inspections since 2024.
- Last inspected Nov 13, 2025: passed with 6 violations, 3 critical.
- Keeps coming up: Food protection, cross-contamination, cited 4 times, plus 6 other repeat issues.
- 5 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 4 visits
- 2025
- Passed Nov 13
Routine Inspection
6 violations, 3 critical
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Chemicals/toxic substances
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Passed Aug 6
Routine Inspection
5 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Minor Garbage and refuse; premises maintained
- Minor Single-service and single-use items
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor Food protection, cross-contamination
- 2024
- Passed Dec 12
Routine Inspection
6 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Single-service and single-use items
- Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor Employee personal belongings
- Minor Garbage and refuse; premises maintained
- Passed Aug 19
Routine Inspection
5 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Garbage and refuse; premises maintained
- Minor Chemicals/toxic substances
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