DOC FORDS RUM BAR & GRILLE

2500 Island Inn Road
Florida, 33957
Lee County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★½☆☆ (2.5/5)
Based on 7 health inspection reports

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All Inspection Reports

Inspection on 4/22/2025

High Priority
2
Intermediate
2
Basic
3
Total
7
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards

Inspection Details:

  • 36-36-4:Basic - Ceiling tile missing in dry storage room
  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Partial bottles of water on cooks line. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site
  • 21-08-4:Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer Bucket (Quaternary 00ppm); operator discarded and refilled to achieve: Sanitizer Bucket (Quaternary 200ppm) Corrected On-Site
  • 01B-01-4:High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. On can rack in prep kitchen, observed one 46 oz can of clam juice with a deeply dented can.
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On cooks line butter (63 F - Cold Holding), per operator butter was about of refrigeration for an hour. Operator return to cooler to chill. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Build up of debris inside soda nozzles behind main bar.
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand washing sink in server station used as a dump sink. This is a repeat violation from previous inspection dated 11-07-2024 Repeat Violation
Food Inspector #10715756
2025-04-22
★☆☆☆☆ 1.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/22/2025 revealed 7 total violations (2 high priority, 2 intermediate, 3 basic).

Inspection on 11/7/2024

High Priority
3
Intermediate
3
Basic
0
Total
6
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards

Inspection Details:

  • 14-86-1:High Priority - Non-food grade towel used as liner for food container. Wiping cloth used to cover ready to eat shucked oyster. Operator removed Corrected On-Site
  • 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. In walk in cooler a four pound container of prepared rice (50 F - Cold Holding) that per operatpr was made the night before.
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In walk in cooler a four pound container of prepared rice (50 F - Cold Holding) that per operatpr was made the night before.
  • 01C-02-4:Intermediate - Establishment not maintaining clam/mussel/oyster tags for 90 days. Not all tags dated with last date served.
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Bar hand washing sink used as dump sink. This is a repeat violation from previous inspection dated 05-22-2024 Repeat Violation
  • 16-62-1:Intermediate - No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine.
Food Inspector #8719311
2024-11-07
★☆☆☆☆ 1.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/7/2024 revealed 6 total violations (3 high priority, 3 intermediate, 0 basic).

Inspection on 5/28/2024

High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards

Inspection Details:

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Food Inspector #8679349
2024-05-28
★★★★★ 5.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 5/28/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).

Inspection on 5/22/2024

High Priority
3
Intermediate
2
Basic
2
Total
7
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required

Inspection Details:

  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Drinks on prep table and food shelves in kitchen. Warning
  • 05-09-4:Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. In front reach in cooler on sauté station. 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 shelled eggs stored above raw fish in walk in cooler. Operator moved foods to proper storage. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Inside cooler at sauté station: 8 pounds of mussels (61 F - Cold Holding); 8 pounds of shrimp shrimp (60 F - Cold Holding); 2 pounds salmon (61 F - Cold Holding); 2 pounds mahi (61 F - Cold Holding); 2 quarts roasted tomato sauce (59 F - Cold Holding); 1.5 quarts heavy cream (60 F - Cold Holding); 1 pound chopped lettuce (60 F - Cold Holding); 2 pounds blue cheese crumbles (59 F - Cold Holding). Per operator food had been in cold holding unit for over three hours. Warning
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. nside cooler at sauté station: 8 pounds of mussels (61 F - Cold Holding); 8 pounds of shrimp shrimp (60 F - Cold Holding); 2 pounds salmon (61 F - Cold Holding); 2 pounds mahi (61 F - Cold Holding); 2 quarts roasted tomato sauce (59 F - Cold Holding); 1.5 quarts heavy cream (60 F - Cold Holding); 1 pound chopped lettuce (60 F - Cold Holding); 2 pounds blue cheese crumbles (59 F - Cold Holding). Per operator food had been in cold holding unit for over three hours. Warning
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand washing sink at server station used as dump sink. Repeat violation for, inspection dated 02-06-2024 Repeat Violation Warning
  • 01C-01-4:Intermediate - No tag on/for original container of raw, in-shell clams/mussels/oysters. No outer tag with oysters in walk in cooler that were shucked during morning prep. Operas tag on prep table and returned tag to oysters Corrected On-Site Warning
Food Inspector #8607807
2024-05-22
★☆☆☆☆ 1.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 5/22/2024 revealed 7 total violations (3 high priority, 2 intermediate, 2 basic).

Inspection on 2/26/2024

High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards

Inspection Details:

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Food Inspector #8612245
2024-02-26
★★★★★ 5.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/26/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).

Inspection on 2/14/2024

High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required

Inspection Details:

  • 22-49-4:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dishwasher not achieving a minimum of 160* F at the surface of the plate after 3 attempts (Temperature 156.9 ); Operator set up Triple Sink (Chlorine 100ppm) **Corrective Action Taken** Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-14: **Time Extended**
Food Inspector #8607504
2024-02-14
★★★½☆ 4.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/14/2024 revealed 1 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).

Inspection on 2/6/2024

High Priority
2
Intermediate
1
Basic
4
Total
7
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required

Inspection Details:

  • 36-36-4:Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Ceiling tile missing above dish machine. 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 shelf above make table in back,prep area. Operator removed phone. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Multiple food containers on floor of walk in freezer Warning
  • 25-05-4:Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Cases of to go containers stored on floor in downstairs storage area. Operator moved to proper storage. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 22-49-4:High Priority - Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dishwasher not achieving a minimum of 160* F at the surface of the plate after 3 attempts (Temperature 156.9 ); Operator set up Triple Sink (Chlorine 100ppm) **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw ground beef stored over ready to eat rubs on cooks line. Operator moved food to,proper storage. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand sink next to server station used as dump sink. Warning
Food Inspector #8341117
2024-02-06
★☆☆☆☆ 1.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/6/2024 revealed 7 total violations (2 high priority, 1 intermediate, 4 basic).