EL GAUCHO DELI CAFE

22905 LYDEN DR, ESTERO, Lee County. DBPR licence 4607610. 8 inspection visits from 2023-09-21 to 2026-08-21.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-08-21: routine inspection, 2 high-priority, 3 intermediate, 2 basic violations

4 of 8routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Lee County average that year (3 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
2026-08-21	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	3	2	0.89	7 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-03-20	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	4	0.93	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints (x2) 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
2025-10-30	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	0.93	1 area 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2025-07-22	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	0.93	2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-01-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	0.90	2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2024-07-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	3	0.90	2 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x3) 50 Current license properly displayed
2024-02-15	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	4	1.01	5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2023-09-21	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	0	1	1.01	4 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles

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.