Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
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RICO CAFE

1404 DEL PRADO BLVD S UNIT 140 · CAPE CORAL · Lee County · FL 33990

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateAugust 12, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3600858
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10884522
DBPR license4607818

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
2 High Priority1 Intermediate1 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical4 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 2

#2High Priority01B-01-4

High Priority – Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Observed 2 dented cans of tomato sauce. The manager stated she was in the progress of returning the dented cans. **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action TakenStop Sale
#3High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw swai over ready to eat pork in stand up reach-in cooler in kitchen. The manager moved the raw swai to bottom shelf in reach-in cooler under the ready to eat pork. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Intermediate 1

#4Intermediate02C-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 and beef not date marked in stand up reach-in cooler across from cook line. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation

Basic 1

#1Basic10-01-5

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 3, 2026 11:48 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
1 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 11 · Employee health knowledge / ill employees
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.