RUSTYS RAW BAR & GRILL
9520 MARKETPLACE RD · FORT MYERS · Lee County · FL 33912
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
12 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Observed employee entering through door from outside bar to scoop ice for drinks and handle single service straws, no handwash step. Spoke with operator regarding proper handwash steps. **Warning**
12A-12-4High Priority – Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. On cook line employee touching raw chicken with gloves, change gloves to continue plating ready-to-eat foods, no handwash. Spoke with employee and operator, operator properly washed hands and donned new gloves. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. 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. In reach-in cooler far end cook ,one prepared tuna pieces in reduced-oxygen packaging , fully thawed, still sealed. See stop sale. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook line reach-in cooler drawers under grill raw ground beef (46F – Cold Holding); raw chicken (51F – Cold Holding); raw beef (49F – Cold Holding) per operator stored 30 minutes after drawer not closed properly. Operator iced down foods for rapid cooling. Also walk-in cooler raw ground beef (44F – Cold Holding); raw fish (44F – Cold Holding); cooked beans (47F – Cold Holding); cooked clam soup (47F – Cold Holding); cooked ground beef (47F – Cold Holding) for 2 hours thirty minutes after door open during receiving and prep period. Operator propped open attached walk-in freezer door for rapid cooling. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
41-18-4High Priority – Warewashing sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. Triple Sink outside Bar (Quaternary 500+ppm), operator diluted. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Intermediate 2
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade in back prep area soiled. Far ends of bar, both soda gun nozzles soiled. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. 2 in back of cook line on handwash sink. 2 over three compartment sink. **Warning**
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. In reach-in cooler far end cook ,one prepared tuna pieces in reduced-oxygen packaging , fully thawed, still sealed. See stop sale. **Warning**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on cook line coolers, dust and grease on shelving, sides and back of fryers with grease. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
25-05-4Basic – Single-service articles improperly stored. Uncovered coffee filters far end bar. Operator placed in bag. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler far back left cook line. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Raw shrimp and raw beef in back prep area thawing in standing water. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 20, 2026 3:08 PM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.