El Gaucho Inca FT Myers
4383 Colonial Blvd, Fort Myers, FL 33966 · Permanent Food Service · License 4606644
What drove the grade
Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Oct 16 routine inspection2 high priority (fixed on the spot), 2 intermediate (1 fixed on the spot), 3 basic (1 repeat)-15
- Safety score85
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitOct 16, 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 priority2
Code 01, Approved source; food safe and unadulterated: Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells.
See stop sale. Observed 1 cracked egg in walk in cooler, the operator discarded.
Fixed on the spot
Code 03, Food out of temperature: Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45°F or less.
Observed container of eggs stored at room temperature on counter. The operator states they have been out less than an hour and relocated to reach in cooler.
Fixed on the spot
Intermediate2
Code 02, Labeling, date marking and consumer advisory: Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening.
Observed container of milk opened over 24 hours ago with no date marking in walk in cooler.
Code 41, Chemicals and toxic substances: Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled.
Multiple spray bottles at bar unlabeled, the operator labeled them during inspection.
Fixed on the spot
Basic3
Code 02, Labeling, date marking and consumer advisory: Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.
Observed containers of sugar and lemon juice at bar with no label. The operator labeled during inspection.
Fixed on the spot
Code 06, Food properly thawed: Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package.
See stop sale. Observed 2 packages of salmon fully thawed in walk in cooler bearing the label that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. The operator discarded the items.
Fixed on the spot
Code 21, Wiping cloths and linens: Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength.
Observed sanitizer bucket chlorine ppm +200. The operator remixed the bucket to proper levels.
Fixed on the spotRepeat violation
Reporting only1
Code 48, Gas appliances and boilers: Propane tank (larger than 2.7 lb. water capacity/1 lb. gas capacity) located inside of the building.
For reporting purposes only. Observed propane tank under 3 compartment sink.
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.
- Ready-to-eat food
- Food eaten without further cooking, such as salads, sandwiches, deli meats and cooked dishes.
- Stop sale
- An order that the food can’t be sold or served.
- Ambient temperature
- The air temperature inside a cooler or holding unit, rather than the food’s own.