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PERKINS RESTAURANT AND BAKERY 1203

2700 LEE BLVD · LEHIGH ACRES · Lee County · FL 33971

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateOctober 14, 2025
Inspection typeComplaint Full
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3670328
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13536829
DBPR license4604292

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
2 High Priority0 Intermediate3 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical5 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 2

#4High Priority09-01-4

High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. On cook line observed cook touch cooked sausage while plating with bare hands. Spoke with employee regarding proper, employee donned gloves to continue plating. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning
#5High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook line drop in cooler left side: ham (47F – Cold Holding); sliced tomatoes (51F – Cold Holding); liquid egg French toast batter (50F – Cold Holding); cheddar cheese (56F – Cold Holding); diced tomatoes (53F – Cold Holding); butter blend (56F – Cold Holding) for two and a half hours per operator. Operator iced down all foods. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning

Basic 3

#1Basic36-73-4

Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris under cook line equipment. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Repeat ViolationWarning
#2Basic36-17-5

Basic – Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Front line by drink service area. Gaps in dishwashing area, missing tiles under cook line equipment. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Repeat ViolationWarning
#3Basic23-03-4

Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on reach-in cooler/freezer on cook line closest to dishwashing area. **Warning**

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Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 20, 2026 3:28 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 4 · Facilities maintain proper food temperature
1 observation(s)
Category 10 · In-use food dispensing utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 24 · Storage/handling of clean equipment and utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 37 · No longer used
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.