License No. 4600109|Public Food Service Establishment|Lee County, FloridaInspected Apr 16, 2026

State of Florida Inspection Record

CABBAGE KEY HIDEAWAY

P O BOX 200, PINELAND, FL 33945

CABBAGE KEY HIDEAWAY has a mixed inspection record — 8 violations in the past year, including 2 high-priority. Not alarming, but worth knowing before you order. The trailing-year record shows 8 violations, including 2 high-priority and 0 Emergency Orders of Closure.

Spotty

71.7

Trailing year of inspections

How this kitchen compares

Against PINELAND

Scores higher than 0% of the 4 inspected restaurants in PINELAND on the trailing-year record.

71.7

Lowest scoreCity median · 78.5Highest score

Against Lee County

2 high-priority violations on the trailing-year record — above the Lee County average of 1.9.

This kitchen2

County average1.9

Above county average

Computed from the trailing-year records of all inspected restaurants in the same city and county. Official State of Florida inspection data — scores calculated by this site.

The Inspection Record

6 inspections

Full available history. The score uses only the most recent 365 days — older visits are shown for context, not counted.

Visit 01 — Routine - Food

Apr 16, 2026

Disposition

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Food at unsafe temperature

Repeat — 3rd time

Food held, cooled, cooked, or reheated outside safe temperatures, letting dangerous bacteria multiply.

High-priority

Employee health

Repeat — 3rd time

A sick or symptomatic employee present, or staff unaware of when illness bars them from working with food.

Intermediate

Equipment & surface condition

Repeat — 4th time

Food-contact or nonfood-contact surfaces improperly designed, constructed, maintained, or located.

Basic

Bathrooms

Restrooms not clean, stocked, or maintained as required.

Basic

Floors, walls & ceilings

Floors, walls, ceilings, or attached equipment dirty, damaged, or poorly vented.

Basic

Source: State of FloridaState inspection document

Earlier history — outside the scoring window

Visit 02 — Complaint Full

Oct 15, 2025

Disposition

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Raw-food separation & protection

Repeat — 2nd time

Raw meat, poultry, or seafood not separated from ready-to-eat food, or food left unprotected during prep, storage, or display.

High-priority

Dishwashing facilities & test kits

Dish machine or sinks not set up or working properly, or missing sanitizer test kit and gauges.

Intermediate

Dirty food-contact surfaces

Repeat — 3rd time

Surfaces that touch food — cutting boards, ice bins, dish racks — soiled or not sanitized.

Basic

Source: State of FloridaState inspection document

Visit 03 — Routine - Food

Apr 10, 2025

Disposition

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

In-use utensil storage

Scoops and other in-use utensils stored improperly (e.g. handle down in the food).

Basic

Equipment & surface condition

Repeat — 3rd time

Food-contact or nonfood-contact surfaces improperly designed, constructed, maintained, or located.

Basic

Source: State of FloridaState inspection document

Visit 04 — Routine - Food

Nov 15, 2024

Disposition

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Food at unsafe temperature

Repeat — 2nd time

Food held, cooled, cooked, or reheated outside safe temperatures, letting dangerous bacteria multiply.

High-priority

Employee health

Repeat — 2nd time

A sick or symptomatic employee present, or staff unaware of when illness bars them from working with food.

Intermediate

Equipment & surface condition

Repeat — 2nd time

Food-contact or nonfood-contact surfaces improperly designed, constructed, maintained, or located.

Basic

Plumbing & backflow

Plumbing not installed or maintained properly — leaks, mop sink issues, unserviced water filters, or missing backflow prevention.

Basic

Source: State of FloridaState inspection document

Visit 05 — Routine - Food

Feb 22, 2024

Disposition

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Raw-food separation & protection

Raw meat, poultry, or seafood not separated from ready-to-eat food, or food left unprotected during prep, storage, or display.

High-priority

Equipment & surface condition

Food-contact or nonfood-contact surfaces improperly designed, constructed, maintained, or located.

Basic

Dirty food-contact surfaces

Repeat — 2nd time

Surfaces that touch food — cutting boards, ice bins, dish racks — soiled or not sanitized.

Basic

Source: State of FloridaState inspection document

Visit 06 — Routine - Food

Sep 5, 2023

Disposition

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Food at unsafe temperature

Food held, cooled, cooked, or reheated outside safe temperatures, letting dangerous bacteria multiply.

High-priority

Employee health

A sick or symptomatic employee present, or staff unaware of when illness bars them from working with food.

Intermediate

Dirty food-contact surfaces

Surfaces that touch food — cutting boards, ice bins, dish racks — soiled or not sanitized.

Basic

Source: State of FloridaState inspection document

What the violations mean

Violation categories, explained

5 violations · 5 categories

Every violation on this record falls into one of the state's standardized categories. Here is what each category covers and why inspectors check for it — in plain English, with the trailing-year count for this kitchen.

Cold food must stay at 41°F or below and hot food at 135°F or above, through receiving, holding, cooking, cooling, and reheating. The range in between is where bacteria multiply fastest, which is why temperature control is checked on nearly every visit.

On this record, the category appears in 1 of the 1 trailing-year inspection. The written details for each entry are in the state inspection documents linked above.

^† Item numbers refer to the State of Florida’s standardized inspection form; the same item recurring across visits indicates an unresolved problem. Severity groupings and the sanitation score are explained in How it works.

Check our work

The inspection record above comes straight from the state's files.

Dirty Dish List is built from public inspection data published by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The inspection dates, dispositions, and violations on this report card mirror what the state has on file for License No. 4600109 — you can read the original documents yourself and compare.

License on file

4600109

Inspected

Apr 16, 2026

Scoring

Trailing-year aggregate — How it works

Official State of Florida inspection records Opens myfloridalicense.com — the state's public inspection search

Official State of Florida inspection data — scores calculated by this site