HERONS NEST RESTAURANT
2250 HERONS GLEN BLVD · N FT MYERS · Lee County · FL 339176717
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
10 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee put on gloves without washing hands on cook's line before working with food. Discussed proper hand washing practices with Operator. **Corrective Action Taken**
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed license expired 12/01/2024. Operator brought license current during inspection. License is current in system. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-11-5High Priority – Raw animal food stored over canned/bottled drinks. Observed raw shell eggs over canned drinks in walk in cooler next to keg cooler. Operator moved eggs away from drinks. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-20-5High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Observed raw ground beef over raw fish in walk in cooler. Operator moved beef under and away from raw fish during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 1
27-16-4Intermediate – Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Observed hot water at handwashing sinks in prep kitchen at 78F after running water for more than 4 minutes. Observed all other hand washing sinks temperatures were at 89F and above. Operator had maintenance manager come over and he checked and will adjust temperatures for those two sinks. Maintenance adjusted temperature and sinks are now at 87F. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 5
06-09-1Basic – 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 frozen fish commercially packaged thawing in walk in cooler not removed from packaging. Operator cut open bags during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
13-07-4Basic – Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Observed cook wearing a watch while preparing food on cook's line.
38-07-4Basic – Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Observed no light shield for bulbs in two walk in cooler's by employee restroom.
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed no hand washing sign at hand washing sink behind bar.
29-17-4Basic – Waste line missing at soda gun holster. Observed waste line missing at soda gun behind bar.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 12, 2026 12:01 PM.
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.