ESTERO COUNTRY CLUB AT THE VINES
19501 VINTAGE TRACE CIR · ESTERO · Lee County · FL 33967-5532
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
8 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Urgent license expired in 12-01-2023
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Five (5) pounds of raw salmon placed under reduced oxygen packaging on site and is no longer frozen
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter on cooks line butter (71 F – Cold Holding) per operator butter was out for over four hours.
Intermediate 1
03G-50-1Intermediate – Operator is doing a special process, conducting reduced oxygen packaging, cooking time/temperature control for safety food to a time and temperature combination lesser than those in the Food Code or operating a molluscan shellfish tank for human consumption without a HACCP plan approved by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Raw salmon placed under reduced oxygen packaging on site and it is not frozen. Operator does not have an approved variance or HACCP plan. Operator currently has HACCP plan submitted for approval. Repeat from 06-14-2023 **Repeat Violation**
Basic 4
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Drinks on prep table near dish machine. Operator removed drinks. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Purse underneath prep table on top of plates. Operator removed purse. **Corrected On-Site**
13-07-4Basic – Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Multiple employees wearing bracelets and watches while working. Employees removed jewelry **Corrected On-Site**
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. On cooks line
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 17, 2026 11:31 AM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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.