FORDS GARAGE
10801 CORKSCREW RD #519, Estero FL 33928 · 239-495-3673
Last inspected Mar 10, 2026 · 9 visits since August 2023
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5 inspections trending up, 32 points better than where it started.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Disciplinary actions
1 case · $200
| Case | Violation date | Final order | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7--2016038489 | Jul 22, 2016 | Sep 20, 2016 | $200 |
Inspection history
9 visits, newest first
Mar 10, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate5 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 5 findingsThe state's own report →
Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Observed employee beverage on prep table on fryer side of the cook line.
Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Observed bracelets on serving staff.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Observed pans in ware washing area not dry before stacking.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed reach in gaskets at the bar soiled with food debris.
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Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Observed rust on walk in freezer shelves.
Sep 2, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee on the cook line change gloves without washing their hands.
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Observed standing water on the floor in the bar area next to the 3 compartment sink.
Mar 10, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Observed floor soiled behind equipment and under sink and shelved in the bar area.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed wall soiled in bar area.
Nov 14, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Observed open can of energy drink in reach in cooler on the cook line.
Oct 16, 2024□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Aug 15, 2024Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 7 recorded, 3 high priority.
3 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Observed metal pans in storage area no properly air dried before stacking.
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Observed old labels on clean containers coming out of ware washing unit.
Mar 7, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Oct 4, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate1 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed can opener blade soiled with food debris.
Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. Paper towel dispenser in bar area next to 3 compartment sink is not working properly.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed employee preparing food with no hair restraint.
Aug 2, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed can opener blade soiled with food debris, operator moved to ware washing area.
Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Observed operator in the process of replacing ceiling tile, tile in the prep area and on part of the line still porous and not easily cleanable.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee preparing food on back kitchen prep area with cell phone next to him while bagging pasta.
In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Observed scoop in flour and sugar bin handle in contact with food, operator removed scoops to dish station.
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.