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OLD 41 RESTAURANT

OLD 41 RESTAURANT has 6 health inspections on file for its BONITA SPRINGS location, with an overall rating of 2.1/5. Recent inspections show improving food safety practices.

25091 Bernwood Drive
Florida, 34135
Lee County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★☆☆☆ (2.1/5)
Based on 6 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 9/16/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 13521447

  • 51-11-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured next to bag in box storage and ice machine. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-16: Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. **Time Extended**
  • 36-34-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Heavy build of dust in server station on and around ceiling vents. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-16: Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents still are soiled with accumulated food debris and heavy build up of dust. **Time Extended**
  • 14-11-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets damaged in reach in cooler on cook line and double door in prep area. Microwave door handle missing. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-16: Gaskets still damaged in reach in cooler and cook line. **Time Extended**
  • 36-17-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair in back prep area and dishwasher machine. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-16: Floor tiles in back prep area and dishwasher machine area is still in disrepair. **Time Extended**
  • 14-36-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Interior of ice machine door in disrepair/has exposed insulation in server area. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-16: Ice machine door is in disrepair. **Time Extended**
  • 29-08-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. Hand sink near dishwasher not operable. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-16: Hand sink near dishwasher is inoperable.. **Time Extended**
  • 08B-12-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Stored food not covered. Chicken base in bucket with no cover. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-16: Container un covered. **Time Extended**
  • 53B-05-5:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. All employee training expired July 2025. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-16: Operator working on the required state approved employee training. **Time Extended**

Inspection Date: 9/15/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10905631

  • 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured next to bag in box storage and ice machine. Warning
  • 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Heavy build of dust in server station on and around ceiling vents. Warning
  • 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee preparing food no hair restraint. Employee put on hair restraint. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets damaged in reach in cooler on cook line and double door in prep area. Microwave door handle missing. Warning
  • 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair in back prep area and dishwasher machine. Warning
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Turkey roast stored on floor in walk in freezer. Warning
  • 10-12-5:Basic - In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Stored on top of soda fountain. Warning
  • 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment in prep area on center of cook line. Warning
  • 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle on oven and fryer on cook line. Warning
  • 10-01-5:Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Scoop in chicken base with handle in contact. Warning
  • 14-36-5:Basic - Interior of ice machine door in disrepair/has exposed insulation in server area. Warning
  • 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Operator closed lid. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 29-08-4:Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. Hand sink near dishwasher not operable. Warning
  • 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Ice Tea filters in service area were stored unprotected. Operator covered Ice Tea filters. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Chicken base in bucket with no cover. Warning
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In the reach in cooler on cook line observed raw chicken (50F - Cold Holding); beef (51F - Cold Holding); hot dog (48F - Cold Holding); cooked potatoes (48F - Cold Holding). Operator moved to other coolers. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Slicer on back prep table contained dried food debris. Warning
  • 53B-01-5:Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Employee Carla certified on 7-11-2022 and expired 7-11-2025. Warning
  • 03F-10-5:Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Operator's written plan does not identify what time/temperature control for safety foods are included, where they will be held and how the time will be tracked. Warning
  • 53B-05-5:Intermediate - Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. All employee training expired July 2025. Warning

Inspection Date: 1/24/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8892088

  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table on the cook line. Operator discarded. Corrected On-Site
  • 12A-03-4:Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Employee washed hands in a prep sink. Operator educated employee on proper hand washing. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwashing sink in the server alley was blocked by a bucket of water in the sink. Server removed the bucket. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 9/17/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8746185

  • 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Jug of oil stored on the floor next to the fryers.
  • 10-01-5:Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Scoop handle in the sugar bin was touching the product.
  • 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed wet wiping cloth on the handwashing sink in the kitchen and two in the server alley.
  • 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Butane lighter stored on top of a sugar bin.
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink in the prep area and in the server alley
  • 02C-04-5:Intermediate - Operator is not properly tracking/marking the number of days ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite was held at refrigeration temperatures prior to freezing in order to properly date mark the food when it is thawed and held at refrigeration temperatures again.

Inspection Date: 4/11/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8598249

  • 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin, primarily on the inner deflector.
  • 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Six CO2 tanks unsecured by the large ice machine.
  • 10-03-4:Basic - In-use utensil used with moist food stored in running water with insufficient velocity to flush food particles away. Dipper well water flow at the ice cream freezer not sufficient velocity.
  • 40-01-4:Basic - No suitable facilities provided to store employee clothing and other possessions. Observed personal backpacks, jackets, cell phones, chargers, soiled aprons commingled with food and clean equipment in several areas.
  • 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. After cook was directed not to handle ready to eat food with bare hands, he donned gloves without washing his hands
  • 09-01-4:High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed cook pick up sandwich bread with bare hand and begin cutting open with a knife. Inspector explained to cook the importance of no bare hand contact with ready to eat food.
  • 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw shell eggs were stored directly on top of a bucket of pickle spears in the walk-in cooler.
  • 03A-03-5:High Priority - Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less. raw shell eggs a¿¿ ambient (75F - Cold Holding). No date marking and no Time as a Public Health Form on file. Provided forms to Operator.
  • 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Sink in back prep area blocked by pitcher in the sink.

Inspection Date: 1/24/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8363639

  • 16-21-4:Basic - Accumulation of debris on top of warewashing machine. Operator cleaned dishmachine. Corrected On-Site
  • 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
  • 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
  • 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair underneath back food prep table.
  • 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Operator removed tongs. Corrected On-Site
  • 11-27-4:Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Provided operator with written procedures. Corrected On-Site
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed hand wash sink at wait station used to rinse container.
  • 31B-05-4:Intermediate - Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. Hand wash sink at cook line. Operator fixed. Corrected On-Site
  • 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed deli ham, turkey, and corned beef not date marked in walk in cooler. Educated operator on the importance of date marking. Repeat Violation