CAMELLIA STREET GRILL
202 Camellia Street East
Florida, 34139
Collier County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.3/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 4/30/2025
High Priority
3
Intermediate
1
Basic
8
Total
12
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 32-12-6:Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in any bathroom. Repeat Violation
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Door to walk-in freezer heavily damaged, gaskets ripped.
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
- 38-07-4:Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Damaged or missing shields on cook line lighting. Repeat Violation
- 16-48-4:Basic - Old debris stuck to clean dishware/utensils stored by side screened door in kitchen.
- 38-04-4:Basic - Ten (10) foot-candles of light at least 30 inches from floor not provided in walk-in freezer.
- 36-50-4:Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Attached fans in front and back of house soiled with dust accumulation. Also attached hood system with accumulated grease.
- 14-17-4:Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
- 22-43-4:High Priority - Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Triple Sink (Quaternary 75ppm). Spoke with operator regarding a, operator added more quaternary tablets and retested,
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Cook line silver reach-in cooler, raw ground beef over ready-to-eat pimento cheese. Operator rearranged foods for proper storage. Corrected On-Site
- 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Next to walk-in freezer. Also next to triple sink left side. 4 way splitter next to ice machine right, also hose bibb. One by Outdoors mop sink. One under handwash sink in employee bathroom.
- 02C-08-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened/prepared, frozen and then thawed and held at refrigeration temperature not properly date marked. Observed operator not updating date mark to reflect refrigeration time when bring thawed foods from freezer, cooked corn and key lime pie. Per operator, both pulled yesterday. Spoke with operator regarding a date labeling system that includes thaw dates, and provided handout.
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/30/2025 revealed 12 total violations (3 high priority, 1 intermediate, 8 basic).
Inspection on 11/1/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
1
Basic
9
Total
11
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 32-04-4:Basic - Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. Unisex bathroom door does not automatically close.
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Portion cups with no handles used as scoops in spices.
- 14-05-4:Basic - Cardboard used in direct contact with flour breading in pan in kitchen. Corrected on site
- 32-12-5:Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. In only unisex restroom.
- 12B-12-5:Basic - Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Observed cook drinking from an open coffee cup, the coffee cup was then stored on the kitchen counter. Discussed with operator and it was removed. Corrected on site
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee keys, sunglasses and cellphones over food prep area in kitchen.
- 10-06-5:Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Coleslaw scoop handle touching food. Corrected on site
- 10-07-4:Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Spoon and spatula in water on cook line not 135°F. Corrected on site
- 38-07-4:Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Multiple light bulbs in the kitchen with no cover or portions of the protective shield missing.
- 41-07-4:High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Medicine above cook line in kitchen. 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. Multiple ready to eat and time/temperature control for safety foods including cooked gris, rice, garlic sauce in walk-in cooler made the day prior no date mark. Operator added date marks. **Corrective Action Taken**
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/1/2024 revealed 11 total violations (1 high priority, 1 intermediate, 9 basic).
Inspection on 2/12/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
5
Total
6
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. The door gasket on the walk-in freezer is heavily damaged. Repeat Violation
- 08B-32-4:Basic - Food being prepared outside. An employee transferring flour from one container to another outside the kitchen door.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. There are cases of tomatoes and tubs of shrimp stored on the floor in the walk-in cooler.
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. There is a buildup of ice inside the walk-in freezer door that is causing the door to split.
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. There are tings on the oven door handle. Operator removed the tongs. Corrected On-Site
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. There us a unlabeled chemical spray bottle at the triple sink at the entrance to the kitchen.
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/12/2024 revealed 6 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 5 basic).
Inspection on 12/13/2023
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
1
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-11-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Equipment in poor repair. The door gasket on the walk-in freezer is torn at the bottom, the door gasket on the walk-in cooler is damaged and torn. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-12-13: **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 12/13/2023 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic).
Inspection on 10/12/2023
High Priority
2
Intermediate
3
Basic
2
Total
7
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. The door gasket on the walk-in freezer is torn at the bottom, the door gasket on the walk-in cooler is damaged and torn. Warning
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. There is a buildup of grease on the hood filters. Warning
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In the glass door reach in cooler shrimp (44F - Cold Holding); Poultry (46F - Cold Holding). Operator moved time, temperature control for safety foods to the bottom of the make table cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
- 41-18-4:High Priority - Warewashing sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. Triple Sink (Quaternary 500ppm), operator drained and refilled the triple sink, quaternary sanitizer 200ppm. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 53A-07-6:Intermediate - No certified food manager for establishment. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Warning
- 11-26-1:Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Inspector provided the operator with the employee health reporting agreement. Employees present began reading and signing the health agreements. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
- 53B-13-5:Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Some employees are unable to provide proof of employee food safety training. Warning
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/12/2023 revealed 7 total violations (2 high priority, 3 intermediate, 2 basic).