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Warning

TWO MEATBALLS IN THE KITCHEN

8880 SALROSE LN · FORT MYERS · Lee County · FL 33912

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateDecember 18, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3674692
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13551364
DBPR license4606410

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
2 High Priority3 Intermediate2 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical7 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 2

#3High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In walk-in cooler cooked pasta (51F – Cold Holding); raw ground beef (47F – Cold Holding); raw shrimp (50F – Cold Holding); raw salmon (51F – Cold Holding); cooked ground beef (50F – Cold Holding); cooked chicken wings (51F – Cold Holding) for 3 hours 30 minutes per operator. Operator opened door to attached walk-in freezer for rapid cooling, stating cooler door was opened often during morning prep for large order. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning
#4High Priority03B-01-6

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook line steam table lemon butter sauce (110F – Hot Holding) for one hour per operator. Discussed using time as a public health control or proper hot holding with operator **Warning**

Warning

Intermediate 3

#5Intermediate03D-15-4

Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method. Meats pounded thin at ambient temperature cooling on cook, prep line in densely packed covered containers. **Warning**

Warning
#6Intermediate22-02-4

Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade, slicer blade, meat mallet with accumulation of food debris. **Warning**

Warning
#7Intermediate31B-02-4

Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. By ice machine, main kitchen. Operator replaced. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning

Basic 2

#1Basic36-34-5

Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Dust on vents and surrounding tiles in kitchen. **Warning**

Warning
#2Basic29-49-6

Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler middle of bar, back wall. **Warning**

Warning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 16, 2026 7:41 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 4 · Facilities maintain proper food temperature
3 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
1 observation(s)
Category 30 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 32 · Bathrooms
1 observation(s)
Category 37 · No longer used
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.