BUZZ'S LIGHTHOUSE RESTAURANT
9180 GULF SHORE DR N
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★★☆☆ (3.4/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 2/12/2025
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
2
Total
3
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 08B-47-4:Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Located in kitchen, multiple cases of tomatoes stored less than 6 inches off floor. Advised operator to sore food at least 6 inches off floor surface.
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Located in walk in cooler, cooked onions, cooked Brussels sprouts, raw fish stored on shelving not covered. Advised operator to cover food in storage.
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Tube of raw ground beef stored on top of case of commercially packaged thousand island dressing and above washed leafy greens.
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/12/2025 revealed 3 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic).
Inspection on 2/7/2025
High Priority
1
Intermediate
1
Basic
3
Total
5
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Deli cup used to scoop dry storage. Operator removed from multiple containers and advised staff to not use. Corrected On-Site
- 08B-47-4:Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Located in walk-in freezer and inside kitchen, multiple cases of food product stored on floor. Advised operator to sore food at least 6 inches off floor surface.
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Located at hand wash sink behind bar. Advised operator to place proper signage for sink designation.
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Located in all-in cooler, raw fish stored over ready to eat, cut lettuce. Operator adjusted product to correct order. Corrected On-Site
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Located behind bar, hand wash sink being used as dump sink. Advised operator to clear sink and use for hand washing only. Operator removed and cleared sink. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/7/2025 revealed 5 total violations (1 high priority, 1 intermediate, 3 basic).
Inspection on 5/31/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
8
Total
9
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed a plastic portion cup used as a scoop for feta. The operator discarded the portion cup. Corrected On-Site
- 06-09-1:Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Observed thawed sea bass not removed from reduced oxygen packaging with label indicating to remove from packaging prior to thawing. The operator discarded the sea bass. Corrected On-Site
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed opened employee beverages stored with condiment bottles at the server station.
- 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public in the reach in cooler near the exit in the kitchen.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed multiple boxes of food stored on the floor in the walk in freezer.
- 10-14-5:Basic - Ice bucket stored outside unprotected near the ice machine.
- 08B-47-4:Basic - Multiple food products not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor in the walk in cooler.
- 21-44-1:Basic - Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles near the reach in cooler on the cook line. The operator properly stored the sanitizer bucket. Corrected On-Site
- 05-08-4:Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.
Food safety inspection conducted on 5/31/2024 revealed 9 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 8 basic).
Inspection on 10/23/2023
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/23/2023 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 10/23/2023
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 01D-01-5:High Priority - Nonexempt fish offered raw or undercooked has not undergone proper parasite destruction. Fish must be fully cooked or discarded. Observed no parasite destruction for shrimp and grouper used in ceviche. Warning
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/23/2023 revealed 1 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).