THE SANIBEL CAFE
2007 Periwinkle Way
Florida, 33957
Lee County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.6/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 2/27/2025
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 2/27/2025 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 2/24/2025
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
2
Total
3
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 on front prep table. Operator removed drink. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs on oven handle, operator removed tongs. Corrected On-Site 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. After three attempts at the surface of the plate: Dishwasher (Chlorine 00ppm); Operator,set up triple sink: Triple Sink (Chlorine 100ppm) **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/24/2025 revealed 3 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic).
Inspection on 11/7/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
3
Total
4
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Ramekin used as scoop in tomato salsa and in feta cheese. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Two employees in kitchen preparing food without hair restraints
- 36-63-4:Basic - Exhaust/ventilation hood system not designed to prevent grease or condensation from dripping onto food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. Condensation dripping on to clean food containers. Operator placed drip pan to catch condensation Corrected On-Site
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw smoked salmon stored over squeeze bottles of sauces and dressings in reach in cooler. Operator moved foods to proper storage. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/7/2024 revealed 4 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 3 basic).
Inspection on 5/22/2024
High Priority
4
Intermediate
0
Basic
3
Total
7
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Three unsecured CO 2 tanks outside next to mop sink.
- 36-32-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Damaged ceiling tile above shelf for stored ware washed items next to dish machine.
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee bottles water on prep table in back kitchen. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site
- 01B-01-4:High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. On back storage shelf, one # 10 can of Country Sausage Gravy was observed with a large deep dent in the rim
- 08A-20-5:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken and ground beef stored above raw fish and gator meat in reach in cooler. Operator moved food to proper storage. Corrected On-Site
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In front line make table tuna salad (45 F - Cold Holding); chicken salad (45 F - Cold Holding) per operator food was brought to make table from reach in cooler 3 hours prior and was below 41 F. Operator retuned food to large reach in cooler **Corrective Action Taken**
- 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. No vacuum breaker present at hose bibb outside storage to mop sink.
Food safety inspection conducted on 5/22/2024 revealed 7 total violations (4 high priority, 0 intermediate, 3 basic).
Inspection on 1/11/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
0
Basic
3
Total
6
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employees working with food without hair restraints.
- 02D-03-4:Basic - Label on a food item prepared and packaged onsite for customer self-service does not include product identity/description, date product was packaged and name and address of the establishment that prepared and packaged the food. Jams and Jellies sold on site without the proper labeling.
- 36-65-5:Basic - Ventilation inadequate as evidenced by excessive steam or vapors in kitchen. Observed smoke rolling off grill onto cooks line.
- 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Cook cracked raw shelled gags on line and then changed gloves without hand washing. Discussed with operator the need for hand washing during glove change when going form one task to another. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 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 on the need for hand washing. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shelled gags stored above open containers of diced ham and shredded cheese in reach in cooler. Operator moved eggs to proper storage. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/11/2024 revealed 6 total violations (3 high priority, 0 intermediate, 3 basic).