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Failing Health Score
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FRESH CATCH INLAND in ESTERO currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 66.7 out of 100 — an F grade — a serious pattern of repeat or critical violations. This restaurant has 4 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on September 23, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 25 total violations — 3 critical, 5 major, 17 minor.
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The latest inspection on September 23, 2026 shows 11 observation rows: 2 critical, 4 major, and 5 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Disposition: Warning Issued
- [36-27-5] Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed wall soiled next to the ice machine.
- [40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed cell phone on prep table across from the pickup line. Operator removed cell phone.
- [22-20-5] Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed black like substance on the interior of the ice machine.
- [01B-40-1] Stop Sale issued. Fish reduced oxygen packaged on premises, or commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish labeled with instructions to remain frozen until time of use, not held frozen. Observed triple tail thawed in commercial packaging.
- [53A-03-7] Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ observed James Hubbard with expired CFM
- [02B-02-5] Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. Observed establishment is serving raw tuna without a consumer advisory.
- [12B-07-4] Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee beverage on prep table across from the pick up line.
- [09-01-4] Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed employee place lemons on martini rims of glasses with no gloves nor using utensils.
- [22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed blade of can opener soiled.
- [06-09-2] Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. See stop sale. Observed approximately ounces (7 portions of triple tail in commercially packaging thawed in the walk in cooler.
- [53A-05-6] No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ observed no certified food manager present with 10 employees present
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