OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE
27230 BAY LANDING DR · BONITA SPRINGS · Lee County · FL 34135
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
7 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
09-01-4High 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. Observed employee making drinks touch fruit garnish with bare hands. Discussed with operator proper glove use, **Warning**
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 20 small flying insects at entrance to kitchen, five near back wall of bar, 9 in dishwashing area. **Warning**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Fryer area reach-in cooler : raw chicken (61F – Cold Holding); raw shrimp (58F – Cold Holding) for five hours per operator. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Fryer area reach-in cooler : raw chicken (61F – Cold Holding); raw shrimp (58F – Cold Holding) for five hours per operator. **Warning**
22-41-4High Priority – Triple sinks sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Bar area triple sink (Sink &Surface cleaner sanitizer – 170ppm DDBSA and 452 ppm lactic acid). Operator will send dishes to main dish area for proper sanitation. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Basic 2
29-08-4Basic – Plumbing system in disrepair. Handwash sink in bar area leaking heavily onto floor. **Warning**
21-45-1Basic – Wiping cloth sanitizing solution other than chlorine, quaternary ammonia or iodine, not at proper minimum strength, not used according to label instructions. Sanitizer Bucket (Sink &Surface cleaner sanitizer – 170ppm DDBSA and 452 ppm lactic acid) on cook line and prep line. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 8:53 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.