The Omelet Shop/Drifters

4703 SW 16 Pl, Cape Coral, FL 33914 · Permanent Food Service · License 4605612

F
Grade F
Safety score 43 of 100

Latest visit, Jul 10, 2026: 0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 3 basic violations.

  • Starting score100
  • Violations at the Jul 9 complaint inspection
    5 high priority (half: fixed at a follow-up on Jul 10), 1 intermediate, 9 basic
    -32
  • Emergency closure on Jul 9, since reopened
    Reduced from 35 because a follow-up found the problems fixed
    -15
  • Emergency closure in the last 90 days
    Ordered closed on Jul 9
    -10
  • Safety score43

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Inspection history

1 inspection · 2 visits

Complaint inspection · Jul 9, 2026

Follow-up visit · Jul 10, 2026 Reopened after closure

The inspector came back, found the problems fixed and allowed the business to reopen.

  • Food protection and cross-contamination
    • Basic: Stored food not covered. Bags remain open
  • Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained
    • Basic: Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Rusty shelves still present.
  • Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation
    • Basic: Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing.
First visit · Jul 9, 2026 Emergency closure

Conditions were a danger to public health, so the business was ordered to close immediately. It can't reopen until an inspector confirms the problems are fixed.

  • Food out of temperature
    • High priority: Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41°F. On cooks line drawer gyros meat (50°F - Cold Holding); chicken (50°F - Cold Holding) less than two hours. Operator moved food to different cooler to cool.
  • Food properly thawed
    • Basic: Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Ground beef thawing in large hand sink no running water. Operator removed to thaw properly.
  • Food protection and cross-contamination
    • Basic: Stored food not covered. Open bags of pecans and walnuts on shelf at end of cooks line.
  • Clean clothes, hair restraints, jewelry
    • Basic: Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee preparing food without a hair restraint. This is a repeat violation from the previous inspection dated 01-27-2026
  • Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained
    • Basic: Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Inside tall Pandela reach in cooler
  • Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • High priority: Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dishwasher (Chlorine 00ppm). This is a repeat violation from the previous inspection dated 01-27-2026
  • Single-service items
    • Basic: Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Coffee filters not covered during storage.
  • Handwash sinks and supplies
    • Intermediate: Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand washing sink on expo used as dump sink
  • Insects, rodents, pests and animals
    • High priority: Live, small flying insects found Approximately two dozen small flies under ice well at dining room bar.
    • Basic: Dead roaches on premises. Two dead roached observed on floor under dish machine table.
    • High priority: Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Approximately 10 live roached observed under cooks line / expo line and around floor drain. Two live roaches observed at black shelf next to Pandela reach in cooler, one live roach on wall next to Pandela reach in cooler, one live roach on expo shelf
  • Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation
    • Basic: Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Cove molding missing at wall of dish machine
    • Basic: Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Build up of food, and debris under front line make table, under and along side ice machine, under ice well behind bar and storage shelves.This is a repeat violation from the previous inspection dated 01-27-2026
  • Chemicals and toxic substances
    • High priority: Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottle of glass cleaner stored with condiments behind bar.
  • Other sanitary and safe operation
    • Basic: Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Two unsecured CO2 cylinders outside back door.