CHEESESTEAKS.COM
8646 GLADIOLUS DR UNIT 306, Fort Myers FL 33908 · 239-999-1776
Last inspected Apr 14, 2026 · 6 visits since January 2024
5 inspections, climbing. The current grade is the best on record.
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 barehand contact with nuts. Educated employee. Employee put on gloves.
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris. Interior roof of microwave oven. Educated operator on cleaning microwave oven daily. Operator clean microwave oven.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Operator inverted containers.
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 5 violations recorded, 2 high priority.
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 12/01/24.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw shell eggs stored over ready to eat cheese. Educated operator on proper separating of raw animal foods. Operator placed raw eggs on proper shelf.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris. Microwave oven.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed hit dogs and precooked meatballs not date marked. Operator date marked foods.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Water spray bottle. Operator labeled bottle.
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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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 barehand contact with nuts. Educated employee. Employee put on gloves.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw shell eggs stored over ready to eat cheese. Operator placed raw eggs on proper shelf.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink in women's restroom. Educated operator on the importance of having paper towels.
No soap provided at handwash sink at cook line.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense spice.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination.
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed Cooked mushrooms 90F hot hold, cooked onions 119F hot hold less than 4 hours. Observed placed containers on flat grill to reheat.
No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Men's restroom. Operator placed paper towels at hand wash sink.
No soap provided at handwash sink. Men's restroom. Operator placed soap at hand wash sink.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Water spray bottle at cook line. Operator labeled bottle.
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw shell eggs stored over apples in reach in cooler. Operator switched eggs to bottom shelf.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed sour cream 44F less than 4 hours. Operator turned down reach in cooler.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Hand wash sink at cook line.
Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. Provided operator with consumer advisory. Operator posted before leaving inspection.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled.
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Men's restroom.
Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Observed bottled water stored on floor.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Salt/sugar container.
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.