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AQUA CAFE

4600 W BAY BLVD · ESTERO · Lee County · FL 33928

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateMarch 8, 2024
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3392996
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8505922
DBPR license4607562

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
2 High Priority0 Intermediate4 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical6 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 2

#5High Priority22-41-4

High Priority – Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Observed dishwasher not drawing the minimum amount of chlorine from the chemical bucket to properly sanitize. Operator contacted repair company to service appliance. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning
#6High Priority08A-02-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Observed raw fish stored above cooked pork in the walk in freezer. Operator rearranged products by proper cooking temperature. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Basic 4

#1Basic06-09-1

Basic – Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Observed tuna labeled remove from packaging before thawing still in package on the line thawed.

#2Basic12B-07-4

Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed coffee cup on prep table next to stand up reach in freezer.

#3Basic12B-01-4

Basic – Employee eating while preparing food. Observed employee drinking from a water bottle on the cookline.

#4Basic16-46-4

Basic – Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Observed old labels stuck on clean containers in storage are across from dish machine.

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 9, 2026 2:44 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 6 · Proper thawing of TCS food
1 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
1 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
2 observation(s)
Category 16 · Dishwashing facilities, test kits and gauges
1 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
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.