Surfaces that touch food — cutting boards, ice bins, dish racks — soiled or not sanitized.
Restrooms not clean, stocked, or maintained as required.
Floors, walls, ceilings, or attached equipment dirty, damaged, or poorly vented.
959 PONDELLA RD, NORTH FORT MYERS, FL 33903
PONDELLA BINGO keeps a clean kitchen by state inspection standards. Only minor issues noted in the past year. The trailing-year record shows 8 violations, including 0 high-priority and 0 Emergency Orders of Closure.
Scores higher than 52% of the 61 inspected restaurants in NORTH FORT MYERS on the trailing-year record.
0 high-priority violations on the trailing-year record — below the Lee County average of 1.9.
Full available history. The score uses only the most recent 365 days — older visits are shown for context, not counted.
Surfaces that touch food — cutting boards, ice bins, dish racks — soiled or not sanitized.
Restrooms not clean, stocked, or maintained as required.
Floors, walls, ceilings, or attached equipment dirty, damaged, or poorly vented.
Missing hair or beard restraint, dirty work clothes, jewelry, or painted/artificial fingernails during food prep.
Floors, walls, ceilings, or attached equipment dirty, damaged, or poorly vented.
Missing consumer advisory for raw or undercooked items, ready-to-eat food not date-marked, or food not properly labeled.
Missing hair or beard restraint, dirty work clothes, jewelry, or painted/artificial fingernails during food prep.
Floors, walls, ceilings, or attached equipment dirty, damaged, or poorly vented.
Other conditions related to sanitary and safe operation.
Missing or expired food manager certification, or employee food-safety training not documented.
Shelves, counters, handles, or equipment exteriors soiled with grease, debris, or dust.
This visit closed with no further action required.
Food from an unapproved supplier, unsafe or spoiled food, missing shellfish harvest tags, or raw fish without required parasite destruction.
Food held, cooled, cooked, or reheated outside safe temperatures, letting dangerous bacteria multiply.
Raw meat, poultry, or seafood not separated from ready-to-eat food, or food left unprotected during prep, storage, or display.
Cleaning chemicals or other toxic substances unlabeled or stored where they can reach food.
Missing hair or beard restraint, dirty work clothes, jewelry, or painted/artificial fingernails during food prep.
Shelves, counters, handles, or equipment exteriors soiled with grease, debris, or dust.
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.
Floors, walls, ceilings, and attached equipment must be clean, in good repair, and properly vented. Damaged or dirty surfaces cannot be sanitized and give pests places to hide.
On this record, the category appears in 2 of the 2 trailing-year inspections. The written details for each entry are in the state inspection documents linked above.
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. 4603622 — you can read the original documents yourself and compare.