WORTHINGTON COUNTRY CLUB
13500 WORTHINGTON WAY, Bonita Springs FL 34135 · 239-495-2278
Last inspected Apr 30, 2026 · 7 visits since October 2023
MAR 24
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OCT 25
APR 26
— STEADY
5 inspections within 16 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Current license expired 12-1-24.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Apr 30, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 2 findings
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled by dish machine. Operator labeled bottle.
Ice scoop handle in contact with ice at bar.
Oct 29, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate3 Basic
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Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale.1 #10 can of sliced olives and 1 #10 can of sliced apples with severely dented rims.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at both hand wash sinks in bar area.
Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Rushane H expired on 9/16/2025.
Ceiling tile missing above ice machine exposing insulation in back storage area.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Grease on hood filters above grill and stove in kitchen.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust in kitchen above walk in cooler in kitchen.
Feb 18, 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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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Current license expired 12-1-24.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust in the dish room behind the dishwasher
Sep 19, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Large ice scoop holster had build up inside.
Mar 14, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
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Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Observed ground beef patty stored directly above steaks in the cold drawers under the grill. Raw unpasteurized shell eggs were stored above whole muscle cuts of beef in the walk-in cooler.
Clean equipment/utensils not stored at least 6 inches above the floor. Large ice bucket was stored directly on the floor in the bag-in-box storage area.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Food handler was cutting potatoes while not wearing a hair restraint.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Underside of soda dispensing heads observed with lime and mold-like build-up Corners around ice bin at server station observed with black build-up.
Jan 9, 2024□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Cutting boards on the cook line have cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Oct 27, 2023Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 12 recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority3 Intermediate7 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Blue cheese olives were being held at room temperature at the bar. Internal temperature measured 68F. Explained to employee why blue cheese olives must be held below 41F. Employee said olives had been out approximately one hour. Olives placed back into refrigeration.
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Two spray bottles containing cleaning and sanitizing chemicals observed stored immediately adjacent to open garnish container at the bar.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand washing sink in the dish area had a pitcher sitting in the basin.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at either hand washing sink at the bar.
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.
Blue plastic holster for the ice scoop at the ice machine observed cracked and repaired with blue tape.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Single-service container stored in uncooked sushi rice on a shelf in dry storage.
Cutting boards on the cook line have cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Gentleman was peeling potatoes with no hair restraint.
Heavy dust build-up observed on the fan guards in the walk-in cooler.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Signs missing at kitch sink and both bar sinks. Provided sign to the Chef for copying and posting.
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.