COSTE ISLAND CUISINE
2000 Estero Boulevard
Florida, 33931
Lee County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.5/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 2/14/2025
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
2
Total
3
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Personal use ice pack in reach in freezer. Operator discarded. **Corrected On-Site**
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Cases of beef on floor of walk in freezer
- 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Splitter added to mop sink faucet and no back flow preventer present.
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/14/2025 revealed 3 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic).
Inspection on 8/5/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 29-34-4:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Hose bibb located behind downstairs bar has no vacuum breaker **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-05: No vacuum breaker present **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/5/2024 revealed 1 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 7/29/2024
High Priority
4
Intermediate
2
Basic
3
Total
9
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Mold like substance j side ice bin of machine located in main kitchen area. Operator cleaned during inspection **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone on prep table on cooks line. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No hand washing signs at either hand washing sinks located behind downstairs bar. **Warning**
- 22-41-4:High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dish machine (chlorine 00 ppm) after three readings are the surface of the place. Operator will sanitize in three compartment sink until machine is repaired. **Warning**
- 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 employee grab tomato, lettuce and onion (burger set) with bare hands to be placed on a guest plate. Discussed no bare hand contact with employee and operator. Food was discarded. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 08A-20-5:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chi stored above raw fish in reach in cooler on cooks line. Operator moved food to correct storage. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Hose bibb located behind downstairs bar has no vacuum breaker **Warning**
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand washing sink located west end of downstairs bar used as a dump sink. **Warning**
- 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap at west had sink **Warning**
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/29/2024 revealed 9 total violations (4 high priority, 2 intermediate, 3 basic).