VERDANA VILLAGE CAFE
20052 VERDANA VILLAGE BLVD, Estero FL 33928 · 239-920-7105
Last inspected Sep 18, 2025 · 4 visits since September 2023
4 inspections, climbing. The current grade is the best on record.
Food with mold-like growth. See stop sale. Observed 2 sliced tomatoes in reach in cooler with white mold like substance. Operator discarded.
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Inspection history
4 visits, newest first
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed employee with no hair restraints. Operator provided ball caps.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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In-use utensil used with moist food stored in running water with insufficient velocity to flush food particles away. Observed utensil stored in dipper well next to ice cream cooler, no water running to flush soiled ice cream scoop. Operator turned water supply on and washed scoop.
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Food with mold-like growth. See stop sale. Observed 2 sliced tomatoes in reach in cooler with white mold like substance. Operator discarded.
Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Observed chicken wings not date marked and according to operator held for more than 7 days with a strong offensive odor. Operator discarded.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed operator thawing chicken in Hand wash sink next to 3 compartment sink. Operator moved bag of chicken.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened/prepared, frozen and then thawed and held at refrigeration temperature not properly date marked. Observed thawed raw chicken tenders held date marked 8-25, and 9-1 todays date is 9-11. Held over 7 days. Operator discarded
Whole fruit displayed for self-service not wrapped and no utensils provided. Observed self serve apples not wrapped in cooler. Operator moved washed and wrapped apples.
Label on a food item prepared and packaged onsite for customer self-service does not include product identity/description, date product was packaged and name and address of the establishment that prepared and packaged the food. Observed ham and cheese sandwich, Turkey sandwich, and potato salad in self served cooler not properly date marked with a use by date.
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.