RUTH CHRIS STEAKHOUSE
RUTH CHRIS STEAKHOUSE maintains a 4.0/5 food safety rating based on 6 health department inspections in ESTERO. Recent inspections indicate some food safety concerns.
23151 FASHION DR STE 101
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★★★☆ (4.0/5)
Based on 6 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection Date: 8/20/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 10933430
- 21-44-1:Basic - Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Observed sanitizer bucket stored on prep table in the salad pantry area.
- 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 operator placed fresh cilantro on seared tuna without glove on left hand that is touching ready to eat food.
Inspection Date: 2/11/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8891895
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed tongs on oven door handle. Repeat Violation
Inspection Date: 9/17/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8718130
Inspection Date: 4/1/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8642287
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed tongs on cart handle on the cookline. Operator removed tongs. Corrected On-Site
- 21-38-4:Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Observed sanitizer solution stored on the floor in a bucket. Operator moved sanitizer solution. Corrected On-Site
Inspection Date: 3/8/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8504867
- 21-04-4:Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Observed terry towel under cutting board at the salad station.
- 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed raw ribeye steak stored above fully cooked meatballs. Operator moved meatballs. Corrected On-Site
Inspection Date: 9/20/2023
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8339804
- 12B-01-4:Basic - Employee eating while preparing food. Observed employee on line eating food out of a bag on cook line. Chef had employee leave line to finish meal. Corrected On-Site
- 21-10-4:Basic - Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. Observed soiled dry wiping cloth on employees apron string, operator had employee remove wiping cloth. Corrected On-Site
- 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee return to line without washing hands and putting on gloves, employee put on gloves no hand wash. Chef spoke with employee, employee washed hands then put on gloves. Corrected On-Site