ROSALITA'S CANTINA
975 Rabbit Road
Florida, 33957
Lee County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.4/5)
Based on 6 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 3/7/2025
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 3/7/2025 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 3/4/2025
High Priority
1
Intermediate
3
Basic
3
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. Partial bottle,of water stored on shelf with tortillas. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Build ip of dust on wall of kitchen above prep table. Warning
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth on expo counter. This is a repeat violation from previous inspection dated 09-11-2024 Repeat Violation Warning
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. chicken (53 F - Cold Holding); beef (51 F - Cold Holding); prepared chorizo (52 F - Cold Holding) per operator they just came out of a high volume lunch shift and all food was at 41 F or below prior to lunch. Operator iced down food to rapidly cool. This is a repeat violation from previous inspection dated 09-11-2024 **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand sink next to ice machine not accessible. Warning
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No,paper towels at hand sink next to ice machine. Warning
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unlabeled spray bottle underneath hand sink at the end of cooks line. This is a repeat violation from previous inspection dated 09-11-2024 Repeat Violation Warning
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/4/2025 revealed 7 total violations (1 high priority, 3 intermediate, 3 basic).
Inspection on 9/13/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Mold like substance inside bar soda nozzle. As a repeat violation, the importance of following proper protocal concerning this violation was reinforced with the operator. Repeat from inspection dated 04-04-2024 Repeat Violation - From follow-up inspection 2024-09-13: Soda nozzle next to hand sink has a mold like substance. **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/13/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 9/11/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
2
Basic
4
Total
7
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At hand sink behind bar. Repeat from inspection dated 04-04-2024 Repeat Violation
- 25-05-4:Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Single serve to go tins not inverted during storage at bar top. Operator inverted. Corrected On-Site
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Taco bowls on cooks line shelf uncovered. Operator covered food. Corrected On-Site
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. At dish drying rack. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. beef (51 F - Cold Holding); scallops (54 F - Cold Holding); shrimp (55 F - Cold Holding) per operator food had been taken out of cooler to clean inside less than one hour prior to inspection. Operator put food on ice and in walk in cooler to rapidly cool. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Mold like substance inside bar soda nozzle. As a repeat violation, the importance of following proper protocal concerning this violation was reinforced with the operator. Repeat from inspection dated 04-04-2024 Repeat Violation
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unlabeled spray bottles at dish machine. Repeat from inspection dated 04-04-2024. As a repeat violation, the importance of following proper protocal in regards to this violation was reinforced with the operator Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/11/2024 revealed 7 total violations (1 high priority, 2 intermediate, 4 basic).
Inspection on 4/4/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
3
Basic
5
Total
10
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-71-4:Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Black duct tape used to repair lid of large food bin.
- 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Personal food stored in wait station cooler with food served to guests. All personal food 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. Purse stored with sis gel serve sugars and coffee filters at wait station.
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Not present at bar hand sink.
- 21-10-4:Basic - Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. On expo line.
- 08B-56-4:High Priority - Beverage containers stored in ice used for drinks. See stop sale. Operator has containers of juices stored in ice well, where ice is used for beverages.
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shelled eggs stored above ready to eat sauces in walk in cooler Operator moved food to proper storage Corrected On-Site
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Mold like substance inside bar soda nozzle. Repeat from 07-25-2023 Repeat Violation
- 53B-02-5:Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Server Eric, hired more than 60 days prior (Sept 2023) has no proof of training. As a repeat violation the importance of following proper protocol with this violation was reinforced with the operator. Repeat from 07-25-2023 Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unlabeled spray bottle containing bleach at dish machine. Repeat from 07-25-2023 Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/4/2024 revealed 10 total violations (2 high priority, 3 intermediate, 5 basic).
Inspection on 7/25/2023
High Priority
4
Intermediate
5
Basic
2
Total
11
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Large helium tank unspecified by entrance to kitchen.
- 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. Salmon in walk in cooler with label stating "remove from packaging prior to thawing" still under reduced oxygen packaging. Operator pierced holes in packaging. Corrected On-Site
- 01B-01-4:High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Two number 10 cans of mandarin orange segments on can rack with deeply dented rims.
- 12A-13-4:High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee loading dishes into the dish machine with bare hands and then without hand washing, unloaded the clean and sanitized dishes from the machine. Educated operator and observed proper hand washing. Discussed with operator the importance of hand washing between loading and unloading the dish machine **Corrective Action Taken**
- 14-86-1:High Priority - Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Non food grade bag used to hold tamales in steam table. Operator removed tamales from bag. Corrected On-Site
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On cooks line reach in prepared stuffed chili peppers (63 F - Cold Holding), per operator food was taken out of refrigerator for service during lunch and was not used, operator stated food had been out for 90 minutes. Operator moved to cooler to rapidly cool. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Mold like substance inside soda gun behind bar.
- 53B-02-5:Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Some employees hired more than 60 days prior have no proof of training.
- 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap at hand sink next to sodas fountain. Operator provided soap 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. Chili peppers stuffed with cheese cooked 24 hour prior, cooled and held for service not date marked with date prepared
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Two bottles unlabeled at dish machine area. As a repeat violation the importance of following proper protocol with this violation was reinforced with the operator. Repeat form 02-27-2023 Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/25/2023 revealed 11 total violations (4 high priority, 5 intermediate, 2 basic).