REEF & BEEF
2079 SE HWY 70 · ARCADIA · DeSoto County · FL 34266
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
Counts reported for this inspection visit.
All DBPR Inspector Observations
14 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
08B-02-4High 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**
08A-05-6High 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**
08B-01-4High 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**
01B-04-5High 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**
Intermediate 2
27-06-4Intermediate – No hot running water at three-compartment sink. Observed no hot water at the 3-compartment sink in the bar area. **Repeat Violation**
27-02-4Intermediate – Well water testing report/documentation is not available upon request. **Repeat Violation**
Basic 8
22-20-5Basic – 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.
14-01-5Basic – 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**
16-55-4Basic – 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**
13-07-4Basic – 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**
24-08-4Basic – 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**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Observed torn gasket in the reach in cooler in the kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice buildup in up in the reach in freezer in the kitchen.
33-16-4Basic – Open dumpster lid. Owner closed. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 13, 2026 7:31 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 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.