Food-contact or nonfood-contact surfaces improperly designed, constructed, maintained, or located.
GOURMET LATTE' FL #1
1518 HANCOCK BRIDGE PKWY, CAPE CORAL, FL 33990
GOURMET LATTE' FL #1 keeps a clean kitchen by state inspection standards. Only minor issues noted in the past year. The trailing-year record shows 6 violations, including 1 high-priority and 0 Emergency Orders of Closure.
Scores higher than 65% of the 355 inspected restaurants in CAPE CORAL on the trailing-year record.
1 high-priority violation on the trailing-year record — below the Lee County average of 1.9.
The Inspection Record
8 inspectionsFull available history. The score uses only the most recent 365 days — older visits are shown for context, not counted.
Food held, cooled, cooked, or reheated outside safe temperatures, letting dangerous bacteria multiply.
Food-contact or nonfood-contact surfaces improperly designed, constructed, maintained, or located.
A sick or symptomatic employee present, or staff unaware of when illness bars them from working with food.
Other conditions related to sanitary and safe operation.
Food held, cooled, cooked, or reheated outside safe temperatures, letting dangerous bacteria multiply.
Food-contact or nonfood-contact surfaces improperly designed, constructed, maintained, or located.
Raw meat, poultry, or seafood not separated from ready-to-eat food, or food left unprotected during prep, storage, or display.
Scoops and other in-use utensils stored improperly (e.g. handle down in the food).
This visit closed with no further action required.
A sick or symptomatic employee present, or staff unaware of when illness bars them from working with food.
Scoops and other in-use utensils stored improperly (e.g. handle down in the food).
Cleaning chemicals or other toxic substances unlabeled or stored where they can reach food.
Violation categories, explained
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 3 trailing-year inspections. The written details for each entry are in the state inspection documents linked above.
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. 4605734 — you can read the original documents yourself and compare.