BAYROOT CAFE
10093 GULF CENTER DR STE 7, Fort Myers FL 33913 · 7328957936
Last inspected Jul 29, 2026 · 5 visits since September 2024
4 inspections, swinging between A and C. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
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Inspection history
5 visits, newest first
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 7 recorded, 2 high priority.
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Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed employee washing and rinsing dishware, no sanitizer step in back of kitchen. Spoke with employee, employee filled third sink with quaternary sanitizer and returned items to sink for proper sanitizing.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Counter warming unit at entrance: cooked rice (109F - Hot Holding) for 15 minutes per operator cooling. Operator states rice was removed from warmer during catering order. Operator replaced with new rice and returned rice to hot water bath on flat top for rapid reheating.
Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. No date marking on any foods in walk-in cooler, including cut cabbage, cooked beans, and milk, all opened between 1 and 2 days ago per operator. Discussed implementing a date marking system with operator.
No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
Food stored on floor. Boxes, bags or containers of couscous, hummus, bread and plastic bottles drink stored on floors of office, hallway, and walk-in cooler.
Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. On front line and back line shelving. Operator began inverting to go containers.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Expired chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Test kit expired in 2019 and does not show correct chemical concentration.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. In walk-in cooler, tzatziki made yesterday, hummus and red pepper hummus per operator made 4 days ago per operator.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. In walk-in cooler, employee food over food for public. Operator moved to bottom shelf for proper food protection.
Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.