COSTE ISLAND CUISINE
2000 Estero Boulevard
Florida, 33931
Lee County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.5/5)
Based on 5 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).
Inspection on 3/11/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
0
Basic
1
Total
3
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 21-10-4:Basic - Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. On cooks line. Operator removed Corrected On-Site
- 01B-01-4:High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Two number 10 cans of pizza sauce on rack with deeply dented rims.
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shrimp in reach in cooler above ready to eat lettuce. Operator moved shrimp to proper storage. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/11/2024 revealed 3 total violations (2 high priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic).
Inspection on 10/17/2023
High Priority
0
Intermediate
3
Basic
3
Total
6
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Cup without handle used as scoop in cooked shrimp inside reach in cooler. Operator removed the cup
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs hanging in handle of Vulcan oven. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site
- 12B-13-4:Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Partial bottle of water inside reach in cooler. Operator removed drink. Repeat from 01-23-2023 Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand sink at ice machines blocked with two buckets. Operator removed buckets. Corrected On-Site
- 31B-06-4:Intermediate - Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap. At hand sink on wall between prep area and cooks line.
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unlabeled spray bottle at server station in dining room.
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/17/2023 revealed 6 total violations (0 high priority, 3 intermediate, 3 basic).