THE BEL DELI
Health inspection records show THE BEL DELI in SANIBEL has 5 inspections with a food safety rating of 3.1/5. Recent inspections show improving food safety practices.
359 PERIWINKLE WAY, UNITS 359-3 AND 359-4
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★★☆☆ (3.1/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection Date: 11/13/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 13458534
- 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Hole in kitchen floor in front of make table.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Bags of ice stored on floor of freezer.
- 05-09-4:Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Inside Bodega reach in cooler.
Inspection Date: 7/10/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 10874142
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee preparing food at front counter without a hair restraint.
- 22-54-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils rinsed after the application of the sanitizer solution. Operator has three complaints sink set up incorrectly and sanitizes then rinses. Educated operator on correct order for ware washing. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 06-06-5:Basic - Frozen time/temperature control for safety food being slacked at room temperature is no longer frozen solid. Chicken breasts slacking at room temperature on counter. Operator moved to reach in cooler to properly thaw. Corrected On-Site
- 21-10-4:Basic - Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. On make table. Operator discarded. Corrected On-Site
- 14-86-1:High Priority - Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Wiping cloth used to line container holding sliced cheese. Operator removed.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On front counter half and half (50 F - Cold Holding) operator retuned to reach in cooler to rapidly chill **Corrective Action Taken**
- 16-37-1:Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No test kit available for quaternary sanitizer.
Inspection Date: 2/4/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 10759348
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Inspection Date: 1/14/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8871593
- 32-12-5:Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. This is a repeat violation from previous inspection dated 08-26-2024 Corrected On-Site
- 01B-12-4:High Priority - Food contaminated by employees/consumers and operator continued to serve food. See stop sale. Observed employee crack raw shell eggs with gloved hands and then without hand washing or glove change, handled a ready to eat croissant.
- 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Current license expired on 12-01-2024.
- 12A-09-4:High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Observed employee crack raw shell eggs with gloved hands and then without hand washing or glove change, handled a ready to eat croissant.
- 53A-01-7:Intermediate - Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification.
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Front counter hand sink
- 11-26-1:Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses.
- 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Front counter hand sink
- 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. Prepared chicken, per operator was cooked and cooled 24 hours prior, not date marked. Operator dated marked food Corrected On-Site