Scoops and other in-use utensils stored improperly (e.g. handle down in the food).
Floors, walls, ceilings, or attached equipment dirty, damaged, or poorly vented.
23151 FASHION DR STE 101, ESTERO, FL 33928
RUTH CHRIS STEAKHOUSE runs one of the cleanest kitchens in the region — zero high-priority violations in the past year. Eat with confidence. The trailing-year record shows 2 violations, including 0 high-priority and 0 Emergency Orders of Closure.
Scores higher than 81% of the 122 inspected restaurants in ESTERO 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.
Scoops and other in-use utensils stored improperly (e.g. handle down in the food).
Floors, walls, ceilings, or attached equipment dirty, damaged, or poorly vented.
Workers handling ready-to-eat food with bare hands without an approved alternative procedure.
Dirty wiping cloths not stored in sanitizer, or soiled linens handled improperly.
Scoops and other in-use utensils stored improperly (e.g. handle down in the food).
Scoops and other in-use utensils stored improperly (e.g. handle down in the food).
Surfaces that touch food — cutting boards, ice bins, dish racks — soiled or not sanitized.
Scoops and other in-use utensils stored improperly (e.g. handle down in the food).
Dirty wiping cloths not stored in sanitizer, or soiled linens handled improperly.
Raw meat, poultry, or seafood not separated from ready-to-eat food, or food left unprotected during prep, storage, or display.
Dirty wiping cloths not stored in sanitizer, or soiled linens handled improperly.
Hands not washed or gloves not changed when required, or employees eating, drinking, or smoking in food areas.
Dirty wiping cloths not stored in sanitizer, or soiled linens handled improperly.
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.
Scoops and other in-use utensils must be stored with handles up and out of the food. A handle buried in the product carries whatever the last hand left on it.
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.
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. 4605952 — you can read the original documents yourself and compare.