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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 Nov. 6-12 inspections and no violations were found.
Fritanga Nicoya 2 food truck, 1223 Homestead Road N., Lehigh Acres
Mr. Waves Island Bar, 1028 Fifth St., Fort Myers Beach
Tropical Island Pizza food truck, 13502 Stringfellow Road, Bokeelia
Spots Ice Cream, Crepes & Sauces, 10700 Stringfellow Road, No. 80, Bokeelia
Mozzarella Puglia Pasta catering, 1400 Colonial Blvd., Suite 35, Fort Myers
Bayside Burger & Beer, 211 Hancock Bridge Parkway, No. 9, Cape Coral
Tacos La Isla food truck, 11770 Metro Parkway, Unit A, Fort Myers
Bullig, 1815-1 Fowler St., Fort Myers
Burger King, 2621 Santa Barbara Blvd., Cape Coral
UBF Express food truck, 11770 A Metro Parkway, Fort Myers
Tiny Bites Good Eats, 2900 Diplomatic Parkway E., Cape Coral
Lehigh Lanes, 1244 Business Way, Lehigh Acres
Taco Bell, 11290 Summerlin Square Blvd., Fort Myers Beach
Which Lee County restaurant had the most violations?
Ahana’s Bombay Grille, 9060 Bonita Beach Road, Bonita Springs: Inspectors found 20 violations during a Nov. 7 visit. There were six high-priority violations, including one for cooked rice that was stored in plastic containers and cooled to 48 degrees instead of the required 41 degrees. A follow-up inspection was required.
Which other Lee County restaurants, catering business and food trucks failed inspection?
Fat Katz Sports Bistro, 10080 Daniels Interstate Court, Fort Myers
The Place Cafe/Marketplace, 19921 Beechcrest Place, Estero
Hungry Howie’s Pizza, 800 Leonard Blvd. N., Lehigh Acres
Busters Sports Tavern & Family Eatery, 16681 McGregor Blvd., Fort Myers
Beef O’Brady’s, 2514 Santa Barbara Blvd., Cape Coral
Patinella’s Chicken Grill, 6810 Plantation Shoppes Drive, Unit 11, Fort Myers
Popstroke Bar & Restaurant, 5551 Six Mile Commercial Court, Fort Myers
Southern Charm Bistro & Bakery, 10970 S. Cleveland Ave., Suite 103, Fort Myers
Subway, 2522 Santa Barbara Blvd., Cape Coral
Steak ‘n Shake, 1721 NE Pine Island Road, Cape Coral
Fat Katz Sports, 10080 Daniels Interstate Court, 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.