RUM BAY RESTAURANT
7092 PLACIDA RD · CAPE HAZE · Charlotte County · FL 339462501
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
16 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 1
12A-18-4High Priority – Employee dried hands on clothes/apron/soiled towel after washing. Observed employee drying hands on soiled bar towel instead of paper towels
Intermediate 3
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed can opener with build up of debris on it.
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed hand washing sink in server station being used as a dump sink.
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed no paper towels at bar hand washing sink. Observed Manager replacing paper towels at sink in bar **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 12
23-24-4Basic – Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Observed reach in doors through out kitchen with food debris on it.
24-05-4Basic – Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Observed a basket of spoons and a basket of forks stored in server area stored handles down not up. Observed Manager removing them and taking them to dish to be washed and sanitized again. **Corrective Action Taken**
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.observed grooves in cutting board by can opener in kitchen.
14-71-4Basic – Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Observed handle missing on reach in cooler as you walk into kitchen on left side with handle missing and duck tape on it.
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Observed handle missing on reach in cooler as you walk into kitchen on left side with handle missing and duck tape on it.
14-10-4Basic – Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. Observed gaskets torn and with accumulation of black mold like substance on them through out kitchen
36-01-4Basic – Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Observed along edges of walls in kitchen, food build up on floors.
14-38-4Basic – Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Observed silver metal bowl on drying shelf with a cut (broken) / split on lip of container. Observed Manager removing and throwing bowl away **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Observed in walk in freezer and cooler down stairs with food stored on floor.
33-19-4Basic – Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. Observed trash and equipment on ground around trash compactor.
10-08-5Basic – Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Observed ice scoop handle in ice bin at server station touching ice. Observed ice scoop removed, washed and sanitized. Observed ice being taken out and replaced. **Corrected On-Site**
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.observed bar towel sitting on bar not stored in sanitizer bucket. Observed Manager removing towel and storing in sanitizer bucket. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 20, 2026 12:45 PM.
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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.