Calusa Lakes Golf Club
1995 Calusa Lakes Blvd, Nokomis, FL 34275 · Permanent Food Service · License 6803515
What drove the grade
Dented/rusted cans present.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Oct 2 routine inspection1 high priority (fixed on the spot), 2 intermediate, 4 basic-13
- Safety score87
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitOct 2, 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 01, Approved source; food safe and unadulterated: Dented/rusted cans present.
See stop sale. Observed 4 dented cans of cream of mushroom. Observed 2 dented cans of chicken noodle soup. Operator segregated the cans for return.
Fixed on the spot
Intermediate2
Code 02, Labeling, date marking and consumer advisory: Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened/prepared, frozen and then thawed and held at refrigeration temperature not properly date marked.
Observed thawed chili in the walk in cooler not marked with the date when removed from freezer.
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.
Basic4
Code 13, Clean clothes, hair restraints, jewelry: Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food.
Observed employee engaged in food preparation wearing a wrist watch. Employee removed the watch.
Fixed on the spot
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food.
Observed a plastic portion cup with no handle use as a scoop for the seasoning cup. Operator removed the plastic portion cup.
Fixed on the spot
Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
Observed two door stand-up reach in freezer door gasket soiled with black substance. Observed reach in cooler door gasket soiled with black substance.
Code 24, Clean equipment storage and air drying: Clean utensils or equipment stored in dirty drawer or rack.
Observed clean in-use knives stored in a holder soiled with an accumulation of food debris.
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.
- Nonfood-contact surface
- Surfaces food doesn’t touch, such as the outsides of equipment, handles and door gaskets.
- Stop sale
- An order that the food can’t be sold or served.