Moldy bread among 22 violations at Bonita restaurant; 13 others fail inspection, 13 pass
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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 Oct. 16-22, 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, food truck and catering details, visit our Lee County restaurant inspection site.
Which Lee County restaurants, caterers or food trucks got perfect scores on their health inspections?
These restaurants met all standards during their Oct. 16-22inspections and no violations were found.
Speedy's Two, 2957 Martin Luther King Blvd., Fort Myers
Towneplace Suites Estero, 23161 Via Coconut Point, Estero
Dunkin', 10131 Estero Town Commons Place, Estero
The Kings Kitchen food truck, 6600 Taylor Road 103, Punta Gorda
Congobonita vending machine, 24270 Tamiami Trail, Bonita Springs
Fishy Fingers, 11770 Metro Parkway, Unit A, Fort Myers
Southern Smoked food truck, 11770-A Metro Parkway, Fort Myers
Captiva Canoe Club, 15951 Captiva Drive, Captiva
Shrimp Shack, 13361 Metro Parkway, Fort Myers
Best Damn Dogs food truck, 1400 Colonial Blvd. 35, Fort Myers
Hangry Time food truck, 1400 Colonial Blvd., Suite 35, Fort Myers
Angeles Authentic Mexican Food truck, 1400 Colonial Blvd., Suite 35, Fort Myers
Taqueria La Zacatecas food truck, 2737 Lafayette St., Fort Myers
Which Lee County restaurant had the most violations?
Island House Bar And Grill, 3801 Bonita Beach Road, Bonita Springs. Inspectors found 22 violations during Oct. 16 visit. They included five high-priority violations, including one for four packages of bread rolls in the bread storage room "with a heavy build up of a green mold-like substance in the packages on the surfaces of the rolls." A follow-up inspection was required.
Which other Lee County restaurants, catering business and food trucks failed inspection?
Sun Splash Waterpark, 400 Santa Barbara Blvd., Cape Coral
Gatorbites Tail & Ale, 20351 Summerlin Road, Nos. 120-121, Fort Myers
Jungle Bird Tiki, 1520 Lafayette St., Cape Coral
Eight Ball Lounge, 14500 S. U.S. 41, Fort Myers
Tween Waters Inn (Main Kitchen), 15951 Captiva Drive, Captiva
Habanero Salvadorean & Mexican, 2976 Fowler Street, Fort Myers
La Cocina Oaxaquena food truck, 11770 A Metro Parkway, Fort Myers
Tropical Smoothie Cafe, 1751 NE Pine Island Road, L3, Cape Coral
The Oasis Pool Bar, 15951 SW Captiva Drive, Captiva
Deep Down South BBQ food truck, 3500 Fowler St., Fort Myers
Lightning Strikes, 4140 Fowler St., Fort Myers
La Paisana food truck, 4480 Cleveland Ave., Fort Myers
Southfork Grille, 23161 Village Shops Way, No. 113, Estero
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: Fort Myers area restaurant and food truck inspections Oct. 16-22
