ISLAND HOUSE BAR AND GRILL
3801 BONITA BEACH RD · BONITA SPRINGS · Lee County · FL 34134
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
25 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired December 1, 2024.
01B-03-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. Six portions of tuna were thawed in vacuum packaging in the reach-in cooler without opening. Cook discarded.
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Raw sausage in a maketable at improper temperature and unable to determine how long it had been out of temperature. See stop sale.
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Raw sausage in a maketable at improper temperature and unable to determine how long it had been out of temperature. See stop sale.
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Two cans of propane for the burner were stored adjacent to a box of food handling gloves, which are a food-contact surface.
Intermediate 6
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Holster for soda gun at the side bar unclean on the interior.
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink at the front bar.
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink at the back side of the front bar.
31B-05-4Intermediate – Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels at the handwash sink next to the pizza oven.
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. No date marks observed on any ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety foods prepared prior to today.
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing blue toxic substance not labeled at the side bar.
Basic 14
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance in the back of house. Ceiling vent in ladies room heavily soiled.
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. Six portions of tuna were thawed in vacuum packaging in the reach-in cooler without opening. Cook discarded.
08B-49-4Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Opened personal Fanta bottled drink stored commingled with produce in the produce cooler.
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Maketable observed repaired with duct tape, making it no loner smooth and easily cleanable. Torn gasket on salad maketable. Door will not close on maketable.
14-10-4Basic – Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. Two ice cream scoops stored as clean in the dish area had bubbling finish on the food contact surface.
35B-01-4Basic – Exterior door to the kitchen propped open with no screen or mesh to protect against environmental or pest contamination. **Repeat Violation**
51-11-4Basic – Five carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured, located in the back storage area.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Multiple jugs of salad dressings were stored directly on the floor in the walk-in cooler.
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees in the ladies room and at multiple bar hand washing sinks
29-08-4Basic – Plumbing system in disrepair. Hand washing sink by the pizza oven is leaking onto the floor.
36-02-5Basic – Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, and warewashing area. **Repeat Violation**
36-27-5Basic – Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust in multiple areas in the back of house.**Repeat Violation** **Repeat Violation**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Multiple dry foods unlabeled in working containers.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 18, 2026 12:33 PM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
4 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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.