10 Collier County restaurants, food trucks perfect; 7 fail inspection

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Florida's restaurant owners are not required to post restaurant inspection results where guests can see them. So every week, we provide that information for you.

For a complete list of local restaurant inspections, including violations not requiring warnings or administrative action, visit our Collier County restaurant inspections site.

Here's the breakdown for recent health inspections in Collier County, Florida, for the week of Feb. 19-25, 2024. Please note that some more recent, follow-up inspections may not be included here.

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.

For full restaurant inspection details, visit our Collier County restaurant inspection site.

Which Collier County restaurants got perfect scores on their health inspections?

These restaurants met all standards during their Feb. 19-25 inspections and no violations were found.

** Restaurants that failed an inspection and aced a follow-up inspection in the same week

Which Collier County restaurants had high priority violations?

Eurasia

8793 Tamiami Trail E., Nos. 119/120, Naples

Routine Inspection on Feb. 20

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

5 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dishwasher (Chlorine 0ppm), operator will wash in the dishwasher and sanitize in the triple sink. Triple sink quaternary sanitizer 200ppm. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

  • High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. An employee handled ingredients for spring rolls with bare hands. Inspector educated the employee on proper food handling. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Little Bar & Rest

205 Harbor Dr., Goodland

Routine Inspection on Feb. 22

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

5 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dishwasher (Chlorine 0ppm). Operator will sanitize in-the triple sink. **Warning**

  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In the walk-in cooker next to the ice machine raw beef is stored over pickles. Operator moved items to proper storage order. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. On the cook line, grouper balls (95F - Hot Holding), under four hours. Operator moved items to reach in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Michelbob's

371 Airport-Pulling Road N., Naples

Routine Inspection on Feb. 22

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

4 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation

  • High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Observed non food grade bags in contact with food. Operator removed items from bags for proper storage. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Rookery at Marco (The)

3433 Club Center Blvd., Naples

Routine Inspection on Feb. 21

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

10 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. On a rolling rack in the walk-in cooler raw ground beef is stored over ready to eat pulled pork. Operator moved items to proper storage order. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In the upright reach in cooler on the cook line, liquid egg (47F - Cold Holding). Operator iced the liquid eggs for rapid cooling. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

The Arlington Of Naples

7900 Arlington Circle, Naples

Routine Inspection on Feb. 20

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

2 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation

  • High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dishwasher (Temperature 131F). **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-20: High temperature dishwasher 157F **Admin Complaint**

The Crust Pizza

8004 Trail Blvd., Naples

Complaint Inspection on Feb. 20

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

8 total violations, with 4 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Observed 5 cans pineapple tidbits dented on seams to severely on sides. **Warning**

  • High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Observed dishwasher machine testing at 0ppm. Operator had already called technician. Instructed to set up three compartment sink to properly sanitize dishes. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

  • High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Observed employee not change gloves or wash hands upon returning after leaving cook line and back prep area to complete other tasks. Educated employees and operator on proper hand washing, employees washed hands before continuing to work. **Warning**

  • High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Observed no vacuum breaker on hose bib at mop sink. **Warning**

What agency inspects restaurants in Florida?

Routine regulation and inspection of restaurants is conducted by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The Department of Health is responsible for investigation and control of food-borne illness outbreaks associated with all food establishments.

How do I report a dirty restaurant in Florida?

If you see abuses of state standards, report them and the Department of Business and Professional Regulation will send inspectors. Call the Florida DBPR at 850-487-1395 or report a restaurant for health violations online.

Get the whole story at our restaurant inspection database.

What does all that terminology in Florida restaurant inspections mean?

Basic violations are those considered against best practices.

A warning is issued after an inspector documents violations that must be corrected by a certain date or within a specified number of days from receipt of the inspection report.

An administrative complaint is a form of legal action taken by the division. Insufficient compliance after a warning, a pattern of repeat violations or existence of serious conditions that warrant immediate action may result in the division initiating an administrative complaint against the establishment. Says the division website: "Correcting the violations is important, but penalties may still result from violations corrected after the warning time was over."

An emergency order — when a restaurant is closed by the inspector — is based on an immediate threat to the public. Here, the Division of Hotels and Restaurants director has determined that the establishment must stop doing business and any division license is suspended to protect health, safety or welfare of the public.

A 24-hour call-back inspection will be performed after an emergency closure or suspension of license.

This article originally appeared on Naples Daily News: Naples area restaurant and food truck inspections Feb. 19-25