Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report

REEF & BEEF

2079 SE HWY 70 · ARCADIA · DeSoto County · FL 34266

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateMarch 4, 2026
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3658702
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13499037
DBPR license2400050

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
4 High Priority2 Intermediate8 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical14 Total

All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 4

#9High Priority08B-02-4

High Priority – Displayed food not properly protected from contamination. Observed a container of croutons not protected at the salad bar, owner moved croutons under the sneeze guard. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#10High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed in walk in cooler raw pork stored over chicken noodle soup, owner moved pork to bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#11High Priority08B-01-4

High Priority – Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination. Observed sneeze guard was up on the salad bar, owner put down. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat Violation
#12High Priority01B-04-5

High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food originating from an unapproved source. Observed two carton of hard shell eggs sitting out on the counter out front for sale, owner stated server brings them from home and sells them, this is from unapproved source. See stop sale **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-SiteStop Sale

Intermediate 2

#13Intermediate27-06-4

Intermediate – No hot running water at three-compartment sink. Observed no hot water at the 3-compartment sink in the bar area. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#14Intermediate27-02-4

Intermediate – Well water testing report/documentation is not available upon request. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation

Basic 8

#1Basic22-20-5

Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed a green like substance on the white guard in the ice machine.

#2Basic14-01-5

Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed bowl in container of rice, owner took out the bowl. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#3Basic16-55-4

Basic – Dishmachine not washing/rinsing properly. Must wash, rinse and sanitize all dishware, equipment and utensils in three-compartment sink until dishmachine is functioning properly. Observed dish machine the chlorine solution read 00ppm, owner changed out the solution it read at 50 ppm. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#4Basic13-07-4

Basic – Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Observed bracelet on the cook while preparing food, cook took bracelet off. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat Violation
#5Basic24-08-4

Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Observed stack of cups in the wait staff area with water in between and not air drying properly. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#6Basic14-11-5

Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Observed torn gasket in the reach in cooler in the kitchen. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#7Basic14-69-4

Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice buildup in up in the reach in freezer in the kitchen.

#8Basic33-16-4

Basic – Open dumpster lid. Owner closed. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 13, 2026 7:31 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
1 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
3 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
1 observation(s)
Category 15 · No longer used
3 observation(s)
Category 17 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
1 observation(s)
Category 25 · Single-service and single-use items
1 observation(s)
Category 28 · Sewage and wastewater disposal
2 observation(s)
Category 34 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 46 · Exits not blocked or locked – reporting only
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.