FIRST WATCH #1150

2514 SANTA BARBARA BLVD, CAPE CORAL, Lee County. DBPR licence 4605649. 12 inspection visits from 2023-07-24 to 2026-10-21.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-10-21: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic violations

2 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Lee County average that year (3 had none)

1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2023-07-24)

2inspections 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
2026-10-21	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	0.89	1 area 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
2026-03-06	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	0	0.93	1 area 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2025-09-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	0.93	2 areas 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-06-17	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2024-10-01	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	4	0.90	7 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-04-02	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	4	1.01	5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-01-05	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	5		6 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2023-11-09	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	1	2		3 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2023-11-08	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	4	2	5	1.01	10 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2023-08-21	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2023-07-25	Complaint follow-up	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	1	1		2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-07-24	Complaint inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	3	2	4		7 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification

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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.