Sarasota-Manatee best and worst restaurant inspections, May 17-22
Our digital database of restaurant inspections is updated daily with the latest information on which local restaurants passed, failed or barely squeaked by.
You can use the database to search by county or by restaurant name. You can see which restaurants were fined for their missteps and which were forced into temporary closure.
Each week we share the area restaurants that aced their inspections, while also rounding up those with the most violations.
Disclaimer: The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation describes an inspection report as “a ‘snapshot’ of conditions present at the time of the inspection. On any given day, an establishment may have fewer or more violations than noted in their most recent inspection. An inspection conducted on any given day may not be representative of the overall, long-term conditions at the establishment.
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The price of tortillas is on the rise in Mexico, nearing twenty pesos (approximately $1) per kilogram in some parts of the country nearly double last year’s going rate. Skyrocketing corn prices are to blame: according to MarketWatch, the cost of corn has risen by 30 percent so far this year. Corn tortillas are just one part of a system built on corn, and Mexico gets 96 percent of its corn from the U.S. Corn is in almost all processed food products. Soybeans and wheat have also reached their highest prices since 2013.
The ramifications are considerable, not just for tacos but for consumers in general. Ed Moya, senior market analyst at OANDA, a trading, currency data, and analytics solutions firm, told
Frank's Monster Munchies is a green-monster machine serving traditional San Diego-style street tacos and Cali-Mex flavor mash-ups. Right now it operates on the Peninsula but is working on crossing the water to the Beach.
As ordered by Gov. Spencer Cox, the state mask mandate ends as of April 10th for the general public. According to Fox 13, State employees and those on state properties will still be required to wear a mask until at least May 31. The governor has also encouraged business owners in the state to still require mask-wearing.
Daniel Arias, who runs the El Toro Viejo restaurant on Main Street in Logan, wants to continue requiring face masks even after the state mask mandate ends. He said a lot of people have not yet received their vaccine and wants to extend the requirement as much as possible to help prevent positive cases.
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