12 Collier County restaurants get perfect scores; 12 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 Sept. 18-24, 2023. 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 Sept. 18-24 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?

10 K Alley Tesoro

400 S Collier Blvd, Marco Island

Routine Inspection on Sept. 22

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

8 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In the pizza station, pizza sauce (48F - Cold Holding); fresh mozzarella (48F - Cold Holding). Per operator the items have been in the cooler for more than four hours.

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In the pizza station, pizza sauce (48F - Cold Holding); fresh mozzarella (48F - Cold Holding). Per operator the items have been in the cooler for more than four hours. See stop sale

Discovery Village Bistro Lounge

8375 Sierra Meadows Blvd, Naples

Routine Inspection on Sept. 18

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

7 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In the glass door reach in cooler, hamburger (44F - Cold Holding). Operator moved the hamburger to the drawer cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

  • High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Sanitizer Bucket (Quaternary 500ppm). **Warning**

Diving Pelican

901 Copeland Ave S, Everglades City

Routine Inspection on Sept. 18

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 - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In the walk-in cooler in the storage area, raw shell eggs are stored over flour tortillas. 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 drawer cooler under the grill, hamburger (46F - Cold Holding); Poultry (49F - Cold Holding); Fish (48F - Cold Holding). Operator stated the items in the drawer cooler for less than four hours. Operator moved all time temperature control for safety foods to the under counter cooler in front of the convection oven. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Grace and Shelly's Cupcakes

537 5 Ave S, Naples

Routine Inspection on Sept. 21

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

1 total violation, with 1 high-priority violation

  • High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. **Admin Complaint**

Senor Tequilas

11965 Collier Blvd Ste1, Naples

Routine Inspection on Sept. 19

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

5 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation

  • High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed approximately fifteen small flying insects in server area, near soda dispenser Observed three small flying insects on walls in entrance area to kitchen, adjacent to server area **Corrective Action Taken** **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2023-09-19: Observed six small flying insects in server area near soda dispenser. Observed seven small flying insects in bar area near draft beer dispenser **Admin Complaint**

Sunburst Cafe

2340 Pine Ridge Road, Naples

Routine Inspection on Sept. 21

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 set up triple sink Triple Sink (Chlorine 50ppm) for sanitizing and called technician **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

  • High Priority - Food/ice received from unapproved source/no invoice provided to verify source. See Stop Sale. In dry storage, observed a mason jar of honey with no branded label, Per operator, honey is personal use only. Operator segregated honey with employee only foods, and labeled, \"not for customers\". No stop sale required. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk in cooler, raw shell eggs being stored over juices. Operator Operator rearranged products. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

The Arlington Of Naples

7900 Arlington Cir, Naples

Routine Inspection on Sept. 18

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

3 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation

  • 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 154F), operator leaned and filled the sanitizer at the triple sink to sanitize after washing in the dishwasher. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Vineyards Golf and Country Club

400 Vineyards Blvd, Naples

Routine Inspection on Sept. 22

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 - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Observed raw beef over raw seafood in drawers on cook line. Operator moved for proper storage. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Waffle House #699

6531 Dudley Dr, Naples

Routine Inspection on Sept. 19

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

7 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations

  • 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 134) Operator turned on booster heater, and adjusted thermostat setting to proper temperature. Second Test; Dishwasher (Temperature 163) **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

  • High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed four small flying insects near cash register Observed three small flying insects near dry storage room. 7-17-2023 **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

  • High Priority - Presence of insects, rodents, or other pests. Observed six small flying insects near restrooms **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 Sept. 18-24