MARIA'S RESTAURANT
27080 OLD US 41 RD · BONITA SPRINGS · Lee County · FL 34135
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
12 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee cooking under tent in front parking lot changed gloves and tasks, no handwash. **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Cook line drop in cooler raw chicken over ready-to-eat ketchup. Walk-in cooler ready-to-eat cilantro touching raw beef, raw beef over ready-to-eat beef and sauces, raw beef over packaged beverages. Operator began rearr walk-in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In cook line drop in cooler cut tomatoes (48F – Cold Holding); shredded cheese (48F – Cold Holding) for 2 hours per operator. Repeat 6/13/2023. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. On cook line steam well cooked pork (119F – Hot Holding); cooked chicken (121F – Hot Holding); cooked beef (125F – Hot Holding) for two hours per operator. Operator turned up the unit. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Intermediate 2
31A-07-4Intermediate – Handwash sink missing in warewashing or food preparation area. Tent set up for cooking in front parking lot, no handwash sink. **Warning**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Knives in handwash sink main kitchen by triple sink. Container in hws in service station in dining room. Repeat 6/13/2023. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Basic 6
36-03-4Basic – Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing in kitchen Repeat 6/13/2023. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises.28 dead roaches in liquor storage room by office, under shelving and on stored dishware. 6 under dining room service station rightmost cabinet. 5 in mop/chemicals storage room in back of dining room. Employee immediately began cleaning and sanitizing areas. Repeat 6/13/2023. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris behind cook line equipment. **Warning**
08B-32-4Basic – Food being prepared outside in tent in front of parking lot.. **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Side storage room three pots oil on floor. Walk-in cooler bag onions on floor, cilantro touching floor. **Warning**
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees middle main kitchen handwash sink, men's restroom. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 21, 2026 1:26 PM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.