Sanibel, Lee County

ISLAND COW

2163 PERIWINKLE WAY, Sanibel, FL 33957

FoodSeating
Latest violations
1
1 High Priority
May 21, 2025
City
Sanibel
County
Lee
Status
Closed
Inspections
5

Violation history

Florida violations grouped by priority level over time.

Inspection history

Florida inspections are violation-priority based, with high priority, intermediate, and basic counts shown separately.

May 21, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Total: 1

50-17-3

Detail 23784808

High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Current license expired on 12-01-2024

May 7, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Jun 21, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Apr 27, 2022

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 2Basic: 10Total: 13

12A-13-4

Detail 21044824

High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee cleaning out three compartment sink and then without hand washing began to unload clean and sanitized dishes from the dish machine. Educated operator on proper hand washing.

02C-02-5

Detail 21044833

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Fish dip that per the operator was made the morning prior, stored in the walk in with our a day label. Repeat from 11-16-21 Repeat Violation

41-17-4

Detail 21044831

Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Two unlabeled spray bottles at mop sink. Another bottle on the floor behind the bar. Operator labeled bottles. . Repeat from 11-16-2021 Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

36-32-5

Detail 21044828

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Missing and damaged tiles above stream table, above cooks line.

36-34-5

Detail 21044835

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Heavy build up of grease on ceiling vents in kitchen. Heavy build up of grease at kitchen exhaust vents on cooks line.

40-06-5

Detail 21044834

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Purse and cell phones stored in same shelf as food in a outside storage room.

08B-42-4

Detail 21044825

Basic - Food stored outside. Observed potatoes, onions and apple sauce in number ten cans outside on a shelf by back door.

10-20-4

Detail 21044827

Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. In kitchen on oven handle. Operator removed tongs. . Repeat from 11-16-2031 Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

12B-13-4

Detail 21044836

Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Observed a soda can on the cooks line stored with food. Operator removed can. Corrected On-Site

25-05-4

Detail 21044830

Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Observed save a day containers stored upright on cooks line.

21-10-4

Detail 21044832

Basic - Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. Observed on kooks line and near hand sink.

08B-12-5

Detail 21044829

Basic - Stored food not covered. Observed raw fish uncovered in walk in cooler

36-65-5

Detail 21044826

Basic - Ventilation inadequate as evidenced by excessive steam or vapors in kitchen. Observed smoke roll out from under kitchen exhaust hoods.

Nov 16, 2021

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 3Intermediate: 3Basic: 6Total: 12

01B-01-4

Detail 20661805

High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Observed a number ten can of diced tomatoes with a dented rim on the storage shelf next to the walk in cooler. Additionally there was a can containing three and one half pounds of blueberries with a dented rim.

03A-03-5

Detail 20661806

High Priority - Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less. Observed eggs stored at ambient temperature on cooks line. Operator states they are only out for the three and one half hour breakfast service and discarded. Provided Time as a Public Health control form and reviewed. Corrective Action Taken

03A-02-5

Detail 20661799

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cut melon (50°F - Cold Holding) on the counter. Operator states they are only out for the three and one half hour breakfast service and discarded. Provided Time as a Public Health control form and reviewed.

31A-09-4

Detail 20661800

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand washing sink in kitchen area next to dish machine blocked with cart. Operator cart. Corrected On-Site

02C-02-5

Detail 20661798

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed diced tomatoes in the walk in cooler per operator prepared 24 hours prior not labeled. Operator labeled appropriate containers. Corrected On-Site

41-17-4

Detail 20661808

Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed an unlabeled bottle in the dry storage area. Operator labeled bottle. Corrected On-Site

22-20-5

Detail 20661803

Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed a mold like substance inside the ice machine. Corrective Action Taken

51-11-4

Detail 20661797

Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Observed a CO2 tank in outside storage not secured.

36-36-4

Detail 20661807

Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Ceiling tile missing in the kitchen between the cooks line and the dish machine. Tile also missing where AC vent meets ceiling next to preparation counter. Repeat from 04-02-2021 Repeat Violation

10-20-4

Detail 20661801

Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed tongs on oven door. Operator moved tongs Corrected On-Site

38-07-4

Detail 20661804

Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Missing shield observed in kitchen. Repeat from 04-02-2021 Repeat Violation

12B-13-4

Detail 20661802

Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Observed open employee beverages in a cooler with ready to eat food.