21 Lee County restaurants, food trucks perfect; 1 closed; 27 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 Lee County restaurant inspections site.
Here's the breakdown for recent health inspections in Lee County, Florida, for the week of March 11-17, 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 Lee County restaurant inspection site.
Which Lee County restaurants got perfect scores on their health inspections?
These restaurants met all standards during their March 11-17 inspections and no violations were found.
Amfora Mediterranean Restaurant, 8076 Mediterranean Drive, Suite H03a, Estero
Bonita Bills Waterfront Cafe, 702 Fishermans Wharf, Fort Myers Beach**
Caffe' Da Michele, 10801 Corkscrew Road, Suite 81, Estero
Chipotle Mexican Grill #2809, 22941 Lyden Drive 100, Estero
Colonial Country Club Of Lee County Master, 9181 Independence Way, Fort Myers**
Domino's Pizza #3123, 9860 Stringfellow Road, Saint James City**
Freshly Prepped, food truck
Hyatt Regency Resort Cool Beans, 5001 Coconut Road, Bonita Springs
Joey's Doghouse, food truck
Jonesez BBQ Ii, food truck
Key West Express, 2200 Main St., Fort Myers Beach
Kyoto, 4391 Colonial Blvd., Suite 102, Fort Myers**
Luxe 8 Flix, 2235 Winkler Ave., Fort Myers**
Motor City Coney Island, 16571 S. Tamiami Trail, Fort Myers**
Petey's Upper Deck, 416 Crescent St., Unit 101, Fort Myers Beach
Petey's Upper Deck, 416 Crescent St., Unit 101, Fort Myers Beach**
Popstroke Bar & Restaurant, 5551 Six Mile Commercial Court, Fort Myers**
Prana Farms, food truck
Smokin John's BBQ, food truck
The Olive Garden Italian Restaurant #1873, 8091 Plaza Del Lago Drive, Estero
Wow Chicken, 4125 Cleveland Ave., Suite 1140, Fort Myers
** Restaurants that failed an inspection and aced a follow-up inspection in the same week
Which Lee County restaurants were temporarily closed by inspectors?
These restaurants failed their March 11-17 inspections and were temporarily closed. Follow-upinspections are required.
Five Star Latin Food - food truck
Which Lee County restaurants had high priority violations?
Azure and Splashes at Wildblue, 18721 Wildblue Blvd., Fort Myers
Begonia's Restaurant & Pizzeria , 2215 Winkler Ave., Suite C, Fort Myers
Blu Sushi, 13451 Mcgregor Blvd., No. 23, Fort Myers
Cape Cabaret, 4725 Vincennes Blvd., Cape Coral
Casa Bacardi, 11000 Terminal Access Road, Southwest Florida International Airport, Fort Myers
Casa D Italia, 11861 Palm Beach Blvd., Unit 101, Fort Myers
Culver's, 2511 Lee Blvd., Lehigh Acres
Dolly's Produce Patch & Eatery, 9930 Bonita Beach Road, Bonita Springs
Dona Juana Guatemalan Restaurant, 4901 Palm Beach Blvd., Suite 360, Fort Myers
El Gaucho Inca Bistro, 22909 Lyden Drive, Estero
Habaneros Mexican Grill, 547 Pine Island Road, North Fort Myers
Las Bori, food truck
Los Taquitos Mexican Food II, food truck
Maverick Grille No. 3, 4480 Fowler St., No. 110, Fort Myers
Moms Home Cooking, food truck
Patricia's Restaurante Mexicano, 14561 Palm Beach Blvd., Suite 21, Fort Myers
Que Chimba Chamo, food truck
Que Papaya Vzla Corp, 4125 Cleveland Ave., Suite 1155, Fort Myers
Rj's, 1475 N. Tamiami Trail, North Fort Myers
Shawn & Tony's Kitchen, 8359 Beacon Blvd., Suite 630, Fort Myers
Sonic Drive-In, 555 Pine Island Road, Fort Myers
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 Fort Myers News-Press: Fort Myers, Cape area restaurant, food truck inspections March 11-17
