17 Lee County restaurants get zero violations on health and safety inspections

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Each week we share the area restaurants that aced their inspections, while also rounding up those with the most violations. 

Here's the breakdown for recent inspections in Lee County:

In a record-breaking couple of weeks, 17 full-service and fast-food restaurants received zero violations on their health and safety inspections, including: the Five Guys at 12031 Bonita Beach Road, Bonita Springs; Sanibel's Best Homemade Ice Cream at 362 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel; the opening-soon Popstroke Bar & Restaurant at 5551 Six Mile Commercial Court, Fort Myers; the Taco Bell at 11290 Summerlin Square Blvd., Fort Myers Beach; Mission BBQ at 12984 S. Cleveland Ave., south Fort Myers; the new location of LaMotta's Pizzeria & Italian Restaurant at 303 NE Third Ave., Cape Coral; Downtown House of Pizza at 1520 Hendry St., Fort Myers; Bullig Coffee & Bites at 1815-1 Fowler St., Fort Myers; the Subway at 24830 S. Tamiami Trail, Bonita Springs; Joe's Crab Shack at 2024 W. First St., Fort Myers; the Taco Bell at 1616 Del Prado Blvd., Cape Coral; the Burger King at 26789 S. Tamiami Trail, Bonita Springs; Caffe Toscano at 12901 McGregor Blvd., south Fort Myers; Begonia's Restaurant at 2215 Winkler Ave., Fort Myers; Mr. G's House of 2000 Flavors at 1000 Fifth St., Fort Myers Beach; the McDonald's at 14985 S. Tamiami Trail, south Fort Myers; and The Pizza Cutter at 5660 Bayshore Road No. 30, North Fort Myers. 

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The Lee restaurants that accumulated the most violations in mid and late August are:

Busters Sports Tavern & Family Eatery at 16681 Mcgregor Blvd., south Fort Myers was cited for 25 violations in an Aug. 18 inspection. Thirteen of the infractions were basic, with seven being intermediate. High-priority violations included: a dented can of black olives and another of tomato juice; an employee who failed to wash their hands before putting on gloves and handling food; raw beef stored over packaged tortillas; chemicals stored by or with food on the cook line; and a sanitizer solution that exceeded the maximum allowed concentration. A followup inspection was required but has not been filed. 

Ichiyummy Sushi & Hibachi at 3922 Del Prado Blvd. S., Cape Coral received 23 violations in an Aug. 13 inspection. Of those, 14 were basic and four were intermediate. High-priority violations included: dish machine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength; raw chicken stored over raw shrimp in the walk-in cooler; two live roaches observed crawling on a wall above the food-prep sink; foods held at improper temperatures; and chemicals stored near clean utensils. Ichiyummy underwent a followup inspection Aug. 14. Another followup was required, but it has not been filed. 

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Disclaimer: These records are sanitation and safety inspections conducted by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants on public food service establishments. Each inspection report is a "snapshot" of conditions present at the time of the inspection. On any given day, an establishment may have fewer or more violations than noted in its most recent inspection. An inspection conducted on any given day may not be representative of the overall, long-term conditions at the establishment.