Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
Completed

COOL PICKLE IN PARADISE

8501 PLACIDA RD UNIT A4 · PLACIDA · Charlotte County · FL 33946

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateDecember 12, 2023
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3381372
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8468413
DBPR license1801509

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
1 High Priority1 Intermediate2 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical4 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 1

#3High Priority09-01-4

High 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. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Intermediate 1

#4Intermediate31A-11-4

Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed hand washing sink in server area with Brillo pads and utensils inside them. Observed operator removing said items. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Basic 2

#1Basic32-12-5

Basic – Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. Observed un covered receptacles in ladies room. Operator will get covered ones.

#2Basic42-01-4

Basic – Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Observed wet mop inside a mop bucket with mop head inside bucket. Observed operator removing mop and placing outside and stored properly **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 16, 2026 12:59 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 31 · Handwash sinks, supplies and signage
1 observation(s)
Category 32 · Bathrooms
1 observation(s)
Category 42 · Cleaning and maintenance equipment
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.