Inspection Report

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FORDS GARAGE

10801 CORKSCREW RD #519 · ESTERO · Lee County · FL 33928

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateAugust 15, 2024
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3470853
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8781850
DBPR license4606363

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
3 High Priority2 Intermediate2 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical7 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 3

#3High Priority12A-07-5

High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee handle raw salmon then change gloves without washing hands and then handle clean utensils. **Warning**

Warning
#4High 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. Observed employee touch ready to eat fruit and place on rim of cocktail glass with bare hand, not using utensil or wearing gloves. **Warning**

Warning
#5High Priority01B-13-4

High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Observed employee touch ready to eat fruit and place on rim of cocktail glass with bare hand, not using utensil or wearing gloves. **Warning**

WarningStop Sale

Intermediate 2

#6Intermediate22-02-4

Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed ice machine with build up of black mold like debris on ice chute on inside top of ice maker. **Warning**

Warning
#7Intermediate03G-50-1

Intermediate – 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. Operator is using a cook chill process for onions soup, no temperature log no approved HAACP plan. Observed machine and bags available at time of inspection. **Warning**

Warning

Basic 2

#1Basic24-08-4

Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Observed metal pans in storage area no properly air dried before stacking. **Warning**

Warning
#2Basic16-46-4

Basic – Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Observed old labels on clean containers coming out of ware washing unit. **Warning**

Warning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 30, 2026 1:07 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 1 · Approved food source
1 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
1 observation(s)
Category 16 · Dishwashing facilities, test kits and gauges
1 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
1 observation(s)
Category 24 · Storage/handling of clean equipment and utensils
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.