THE LAKE HOUSE AT BABCOCK RANCH
42860 CRESCENT LOOP · PUNTA GORDA · Charlotte County · FL 33982
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
14 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
12A-28-4High Priority – Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed cooks touching cloths while food preparation. Manager educated cooks to not touch cloths or skin while food preparation. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
35A-02-7High Priority – Live, small flying insects found. Observed 5 to 7 small flying insects in kitchen area. **Warning**
08A-20-5High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Observed raw steaks and raw hamburgers over the raw mahi and raw. Shrimp in reach-in cooler under cook line. The manager moved the raw steak and raw hamburgers on bottom shelf under the raw shrimp and raw mahi. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Intermediate 3
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed chicken in stand up reach-in cooler in kitchen not date marked. **Warning**
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled in bar. **Warning**
27-16-4Intermediate – Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Observed handwashing sink on cook line hot water shut off. The manager turned on hot water at handwashing sink during inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic 8
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. **Warning**
35B-01-4Basic – Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-01-4Basic – Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed behind cooking units on cook line. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
10-17-4Basic – In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. **Warning**
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. The tongs was removed from oven door. **Warning**
05-09-4Basic – No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. **Warning**
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees in bar. **Warning**
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of stand up reach-in-cooler. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 12, 2026 12:17 AM.
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.