FERNANDEZ THE BULL CUBAN CAFE AND BAR
3250 BONITA BEACH RD UNIT 207, Bonita Springs FL 34134 · 239-571-4468
Last inspected May 28, 2026 · 6 visits since December 2023
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5 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Cooked chicken legs (45F - Cold Holding) in walk in cooler held overnight.
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
May 28, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority1 Intermediate6 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 9 findingsThe state's own report →
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed cooked chicken legs (47F - Cold Holding) held overnight in walk in cooler.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cooked chicken legs (47F - Cold Holding) held overnight in walk in cooler.
No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/. Certified food manager entered establishment during inspection.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin in server station.
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Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Operator moved to proper area.
Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employee drinking from Yeti tumbler while preparing food.
Food stored on floor. Carrots stored on ground in walk in cooler. Operator moved to proper storage.
In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Observed coffee cup in sugar. Operator removed and placed a proper scoop.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees in server side station.
Oct 14, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Cooked chicken legs (45F - Cold Holding) in walk in cooler held over night.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs stored over RTE food in walk in cooler
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Cooked chicken legs (45F - Cold Holding) in walk in cooler held overnight.
Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Boxes of food stored on floor in walk in cooler.
Nov 13, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw shell eggs stored directly above raw pork in the walk-in cooler. Educated Operator about raw protein hierarchy storage.
Three spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Bottles were labeled during the visit.
Food stored on floor in the walk-in cooler.
In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Holster for the scoop was soiled. Operated had holster washed, rinsed and sanitized during the visit.
Jul 12, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Product and ambient temperature of walk-in cooler greater than 41F. Operator stated the restaurant had three deliveries in the last three hours and door was open for an extended amount of time. Closed door and rechecked ambient temperature, which had dropped 20F in 15 minutes and was continuing to recover. pork (48F - Cold Holding); ground beef (51F - Cold Holding); steaks (51F - Cold Holding); shell eggs (65F - ambient temperature )
Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/
Feb 28, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed single service container stored in a tub of black beans.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Fish and pork in separate sinks, not submerged in water and no water running. Kitchen Manager moved all food to the walk-in cooler.
Dec 5, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
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.