Lee County inspections: 76 flying insects at Bonita Springs seafood chain restaurant
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Here's the breakdown for recent inspections in Lee County.
Perfect inspections
Seven food-service establishment licensed for seating received zero violations in mid-July health and safety inspections: the Domino's Pizza at 1127 Homestead Road, Lehigh Acres; the McDonald's at 1245 Homestead Road N., Lehigh Acres; the Five Guys Burgers And Fries at 16230 Summerlin Road, Suite 201, Health Park, Fort Myers; Toasted Cafe, 11501 Canal Grande Drive, Fort Myers; Bahama Bar, 11501 Canal Grande Drive, Fort Myers; the Chick-Fil-A at 21900 S. Tamiami Trail, Estero; and the McDonald's at 1530 Colonial Blvd., Fort Myers.
Recent Lee inspections: 2 Bonita restaurants cited for improperly storing some food
No food trucks, mobile vendors, caterers or food-service establishments not showing a seating license received a spotless inspection report in mid-July.
76 flying insects at Bonita Springs restaurant
Health inspectors July 11 visited Bonefish Grill, 26381 S. Tamiami Trail, Suite D, Bonita Springs, and found six violations.
A "high-priority" violation was for a total 76 small, flying insects: nine in back by office in dry storage, five in kitchen server station, five by kitchen coffee station, 12 on dish shelves in dishwashing area and 45 on wall and wood shelves at front of bar area.
A follow-up visit July 12 found the restaurant met inspection standards.
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Disclaimer: These records are sanitation and safety inspections reported through the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation, conducted by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants on public food service establishments. Each inspection report is a "snapshot" of conditions present at the time of the inspection. An inspection conducted on any given day may not be representative of the overall, long-term conditions at the establishment. High-priority violations are those that could cause food poisoning or injury, such as problems with cooking, cooling and handwashing. Intermediate violations are those that could lead to risk factors that could contribute to food poisoning or injury, such as problems with personnel training. Basic violations are those that violate best practices.
This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: Lee inspections: 76 flying insects at Bonita Springs chain restaurant
