SHOELESS JOE'S SPORTS CAFE

13051 BELL TOWER DR, FORT MYERS, Lee County. DBPR licence 4602883. 10 inspection visits from 2023-09-13 to 2026-08-05.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-08-05: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 1 basic violations

6 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Lee County average that year (1 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

0inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Lee County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-08-05	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	1	1		2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2026-07-21	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	2	6	0.89	8 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-12-08	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	0	2	0.93	5 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-07-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	5	0.93	5 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2025-01-06	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	3	0.90	5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
2024-08-09	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	3	4	0.90	9 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-03-08	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-03-04	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	1	0	0		1 area 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2024-03-01	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	4	1	5	1.01	10 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 11 Personnel with infections restricted 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2023-09-13	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	5	1.01	7 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean

A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.