13 Lee County restaurants, 1 food truck perfect; 8 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 May 6-12, 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 May 6-12 inspections and no violations were found.
Blue Giraffe, 2075 Periwinkle Way, Nos. 14-15, Sanibel
Blue Giraffe Restaurant at Beachview Estates, 1100 Par View Drive, Sanibel
Cactus Truck Mexican Food, food truck**
Cips Place Of Sanibel, LLC, 2055 Periwinkele Way, Unit 4, Sanibel
Dantes Coal Fired Pizza, 937 E. Gulf Drive, Sanibel
Eats at The Beach, 61 Ave. C, Fort Myers Beach
Island Cow, 2163 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel
Island Time Bar & Grill, 937 E. Gulf Drive, Sanibel
Mr Tequila, 1661 Estero Blvd., Nos. 11-15, Fort Myers Beach
Nauti Parrot Tiki Hut, 3448 Marinatown Lane, North Fort Myers**
Prep Kitchen, 1025 Second St., Fort Myers Beach
Schnappers Hots, 1528 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel
Smoke'n Pit Bar B Q, 1641 N. Tamiami Trail, North Fort Myers**
Surf Club, 1167 Estero Blvd., Fort Myers Beach
** Restaurants that failed an inspection and aced a follow-up inspection in the same week
Which Lee County restaurants had high priority violations?
Coastal Inspirations
Mobile food dispensing vehicle
Routine Inspection on May 6
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 - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed license as expired as of 12-01-2023. **Admin Complaint**
Koto Grill
9902 Gulf Coast Main St., D150, Fort Myers
Complaint Inspection on May 8
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
27 total violations, with 7 high-priority violations
High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Observed rubbing alcohol stored on top of plate ware shelf above prep cooler. **Warning**
High Priority - Dish solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Observed 200 ppm chlorine off the surface of a plate . **Warning**
High Priority - Employee dried hands on clothes/apron/soiled towel after washing. Observed employee dry hands on pants. **Warning**
High Priority - Employee washed hands with no soap. Observed employee was hands with no soap in 3 compartment sink. **Warning**
High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Observed frozen un covered crab claws in standing frozen drain water leaking from condensers in walk in freezer. **Warning**
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed tofu 53F not date marking or time stamp per operator. **Warning**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed raw salmon 47F, cream cheese 47F,imitation crab 48F, white Tuna 47F, tofu 53F in unit less than 4 hours per operator. Stop sale issued on the tofu, salmon, cream cheese, tuna and imitation moved to walk in freezer to bring down to proper temperature. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Lan Xang-Lao.Thai.Vietnamese.Dim Sum LLC
1400 Colonial Blvd., Suite 57, Fort Myers
Routine Inspection on May 7
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
18 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Raw salmon (49F - Cold Holding); raw tuna (48F - Cold Holding); raw yellow fin tuna (47F - Cold Holding); ambient (38F- cold holding) Per operator items have been set in reach-in cooler for two hours. Operator placed ice bag on each item. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At sushi bar; cooked rice (121F - Hot Holding) Per operator rice will be discarded after 4 hours. Discussed with operator using time as a public health control form. Provided operator time as public health control form. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
New England Moorings Sea Rest
1326 SE 16th Place, Cape Coral
Complaint Inspection on May 7
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
4 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2024-05-07: Observed Business License is Expired. **Admin Complaint**
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Observed fish in same cold holding unit as raw chicken. The manager moved the raw chicken to another cold holding unit. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-05-07: Observed ready to eat pasta in same container as raw fish in cooler. **Admin Complaint**
Plantation Golf & Country Club
10500 Dartington Drive, Fort Myers
Routine Inspection on May 8
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 - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. In kitchen, eight by front line, 12 to left of entrance by sandwich station. In bar, four observed near counter. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-05-08: In kitchen, 3 by front line, 7 to left of entrance by sandwich station, 4 in dishwashing area. **Admin Complaint**
Wicked Good Deli
3940 Metro Parkway, Suites 113 & 114, Fort Myers
Routine Inspection on May 7
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 - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-05-07: Observed vacuum breakers missing at exterior mop sink. **Admin Complaint**
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 and food truck inspections May 6-12
