Burgundy Square Cafe

227 Miami Ave W, Venice, FL 34285 · Permanent Food Service · License 6805161

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Grade A
Safety score 97 of 100
Latest visit: Sep 16, 2026 (7 weeks ago)

What drove the grade

Reach-in cooler by oven has shelves with rust that have pitted the surface.Basic · 2 other violations

How the score was calculated

  • Starting score100
  • Violations at the Sep 16 routine inspection
    3 basic
    -3
  • Safety score97

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Inspection history

1 inspection · 1 visit

Routine inspection

3 violations found
  1. First visitSep 16, 2026 No follow-up needed

    Met the state's inspection standards; the inspector didn't need to come back. Any violations cited still count toward the grade.

    3 violations found:

    • 3 Basic
    What the inspector cited

    Basic3

    • Code 06, Food properly thawed: Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package.

      See stop sale. Operator stated fish had been defrosted 2 hours prior. Operator removed fish from packaging.

      Fixed on the spot

    • Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Reach-in cooler by oven has shelves with rust that have pitted the surface.

    • Code 36, Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation: Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom.

      Observed floor paint in food preparation has worn off and is now unsealed concrete.

    Official report, on the Florida DBPR website

Reading this report

Priority levels

  • High priority The problems most likely to make someone sick directly.
  • Intermediate Could lead to a high-priority problem if not fixed.
  • Basic Best practices and general upkeep.

Terms in the inspectors’ reports

Stop sale
An order that the food can’t be sold or served.

Most cited

Food properly thawed1
Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained1
Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation1