Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
Completed

EL TORO MEXICAN BAR AND GRILL

3015 SW PINE ISLAND RD STE 117 · CAPE CORAL · Lee County · FL 33991

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateFebruary 11, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3571643
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10727541
DBPR license4607076

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
2 High Priority4 Intermediate4 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical10 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

10 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 2

#5High Priority12A-25-4

High Priority – Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed operator touching face and arms while engaging in food preparation. Educated operator in proper handwashing and not touching face or cloths while engaging in food preparation. **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken
#6High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw beef over processed shrimp in walk-in freezer. The chef is moving the processed shrimp above the raw beef in walk-in freezer. **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken

Intermediate 4

#7Intermediate22-02-4

Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed cutting board across from cook line soiled.

#8Intermediate02C-02-5

Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed pork in walk-in cooler not date marked.

#9Intermediate53B-10-4

Intermediate – Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information.

#10Intermediate41-17-4

Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled in bar.

Basic 4

#1Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor. Observed boxes of food on floor in walk-in freezer.

#2Basic10-08-5

Basic – Ice scoop handle in contact with ice in bar.

#3Basic10-17-4

Basic – In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. The knives was removed from between reach-in cooler and prep table. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#4Basic10-01-5

Basic – In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container of rice.

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 15, 2026 1:03 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
1 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
2 observation(s)
Category 10 · In-use food dispensing utensils
3 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
1 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
1 observation(s)
Category 41 · Chemicals and toxic substances
1 observation(s)
Category 53 · Food manager certification / employee training verification
1 observation(s)

Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.