Lazy Flamingo III INC
16501 Stringfellow Rd, Bokeelia, FL 33922 · Permanent Food Service · License 4604017
What drove the grade
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41°F.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Oct 7 routine inspection1 high priority (fixed on the spot, 1 repeat), 1 intermediate, 5 basic (1 repeat)-14
- Safety score86
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitOct 7, 2026 No follow-up needed
Met the state's inspection standards; the inspector didn't need to come back. Any violations cited still count toward the grade.
7 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority1
Code 03, Food out of temperature: Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41°F.
Observed raw chicken wings (48°F - Cold Holding); raw hamburgers (50°F - Cold Holding); raw red fish (49°F - Cold Holding); raw chicken (49°F - Cold Holding); raw grouper (48°F - Cold Holding) in stand up reach-in cooler in storage area. The manager placed all raw products on Ice.
Fixed on the spotRepeat violationAdministrative complaint
Intermediate1
Code 53, Manager certification and employee training: Required employee training expired for some employees.
To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
Basic5
Code 10, In-use utensils properly stored: In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Equipment in poor repair.
Observed reach-in cooler across from cook line gasket torn.
Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair.
Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Observed reach-in cooler in storage area ambient temperature 49°F
Repeat violation
Code 36, Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation: Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair.
Code 38, Lighting: Light shield damaged/in disrepair on damage.
Reading this report
Priority levels
- High priority The problems most likely to make someone sick directly.
- Intermediate Could lead to a high-priority problem if not fixed.
- Basic Best practices and general upkeep.
Terms in the inspectors’ reports
- Time/temperature control for safety food
- Food that has to be kept hot, at 135°F or above, or cold, at 41°F or below, to stay safe: meat, seafood, eggs, dairy, cooked rice and beans, cut melons and the like.
- Ambient temperature
- The air temperature inside a cooler or holding unit, rather than the food’s own.