3 Collier County restaurants perfect; 6 fail inspection

Dave Osborn, Naples Daily News
·4 min read

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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 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 Collier County restaurant inspection site.

Which Collier 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.

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

Which Collier County restaurants had high priority violations?

Bevy

360 12th Ave. S., Naples

Routine Inspection on May 8

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. Raw tuna over Ready to eat lettuce in Reach-in-cooler. Corrected on site **Warning**

  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Tuna in reduced oxygen packaging labeled to be removed from vacuum before thawing thawed in Walk-in-cooler. See stop sale **Warning**

Carolina Catering Co.

4110 Enterprise St., Nos. 102-103, Naples

Routine Inspection on May 8

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 - Presence of insects, rodents, or other pests. Observed ten small flying insects near hot water tank Observed five small flying insects in mop bucket in dishwasher area **Warning**

  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. sour cream (52F - Cold Holding); cooked lasagna (54F - Cold Holding); butter (52F - Cold Holding); cottage cheese (52F - Cold Holding); cooked garlic (52F - Cold Holding); milk (52F - Cold Holding) Operator discarded products. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. sour cream (52F - Cold Holding); cooked lasagna (54F - Cold Holding); butter (52F - Cold Holding); cottage cheese (52F - Cold Holding); cooked garlic (52F - Cold Holding); milk (52F - Cold Holding) Operator discarded products **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Unidos A Latin Kitchen & Bar

1 Ninth St. S., Naples

Routine Inspection on May 7

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

7 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation

  • High Priority - Nonexempt fish offered raw or undercooked has not undergone proper parasite destruction. Fish must be fully cooked or discarded. Corvina served raw per operator in ceviche has no proof of parasite destruction. **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 May 6-12