Old 41 Restaurant
Last inspected: Mar 26, 2026
70
Score
Inspectors have visited Old 41 Restaurant 10 times, with records going back to 2022. On Mar 26, 2026, the health department conducted the most recent visit. A medium risk score generally means inspectors found things to fix, though most weren't urgent.
Recent visits have flagged more than earlier ones: around 12 violations per visit lately, up from roughly six violations before.
“Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured” accounts for the largest share of issues, appearing seven times across the record.
By comparison, the average Bonita Springs facility scores 80, putting Old 41 Restaurant on the weaker side. The inspection history reads as standard for a restaurant of this size.
10
Inspections
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Critical latest
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Major latest
7
Minor latest
Inspection History
Mar 26, 2026
Food-Licensing Inspection
7 minor violations.
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Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin in kitchen.
22-20-5
Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust in kitchen above ice machine.
36-27-5
Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Ice Tea filters in service area were stored unprotected.
25-06-4
Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair in back prep area by stove.
36-17-5
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets torn in reach in cooler on cook line.
14-11-5
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Heavy build up of dust around vents in server side station.
36-34-5
Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured by ice machine in kitchen.
51-11-4
70
Sep 16, 2025
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 7 minor violations.
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Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. All employee training expired July 2025. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-16: Operator working on the required state approved employee training. **Time Extended**
53B-05-5
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Interior of ice machine door in disrepair/has exposed insulation in server area. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-16: Ice machine door is in disrepair. **Time Extended**
14-36-5
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. Hand sink near dishwasher not operable. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-16: Hand sink near dishwasher is inoperable.. **Time Extended**
29-08-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Stored food not covered. Chicken base in bucket with no cover. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-16: Container un covered. **Time Extended**
08B-12-5
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured next to bag in box storage and ice machine. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-16: Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. **Time Extended**
51-11-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Heavy build of dust in server station on and around ceiling vents. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-16: Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents still are soiled with accumulated food debris and heavy build up of dust. **Time Extended**
36-34-5
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets damaged in reach in cooler on cook line and double door in prep area. Microwave door handle missing. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-16: Gaskets still damaged in reach in cooler and cook line. **Time Extended**
14-11-5
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair in back prep area and dishwasher machine. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-16: Floor tiles in back prep area and dishwasher machine area is still in disrepair. **Time Extended**
36-17-5
64
Sep 15, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 4 major violations. 15 minor violations.
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High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In the reach in cooler on cook line observed raw chicken (50F - Cold Holding); beef (51F - Cold Holding); hot dog (48F - Cold Holding); cooked potatoes (48F - Cold Holding). Operator moved to other coolers. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Slicer on back prep table contained dried food debris. **Warning**
22-02-4
Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Employee Carla certified on 7-11-2022 and expired 7-11-2025. **Warning**
53B-01-5
Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Operator's written plan does not identify what time/temperature control for safety foods are included, where they will be held and how the time will be tracked. **Warning**
03F-10-5
Intermediate - Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. All employee training expired July 2025. **Warning**
53B-05-5
Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair in back prep area and dishwasher machine. **Warning**
36-17-5
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets damaged in reach in cooler on cook line and double door in prep area. Microwave door handle missing. **Warning**
14-11-5
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee preparing food no hair restraint. Employee put on hair restraint. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
13-03-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Heavy build of dust in server station on and around ceiling vents. **Warning**
36-34-5
Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured next to bag in box storage and ice machine. **Warning**
51-11-4
Basic - In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Stored on top of soda fountain. **Warning**
10-12-5
Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment in prep area on center of cook line. **Warning**
10-17-4
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle on oven and fryer on cook line. **Warning**
10-20-4
Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Scoop in chicken base with handle in contact. **Warning**
10-01-5
Basic - Interior of ice machine door in disrepair/has exposed insulation in server area. **Warning**
14-36-5
Basic - Open dumpster lid. Operator closed lid. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
33-16-4
Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. Hand sink near dishwasher not operable. **Warning**
29-08-4
Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Ice Tea filters in service area were stored unprotected. Operator covered Ice Tea filters. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
25-06-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Chicken base in bucket with no cover. **Warning**
08B-12-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. Turkey roast stored on floor in walk in freezer. **Warning**
08B-38-4
27
Jan 24, 2025
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 1 minor violation.
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Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Employee washed hands in a prep sink. Operator educated employee on proper hand washing. **Corrective Action Taken**
12A-03-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwashing sink in the server alley was blocked by a bucket of water in the sink. Server removed the bucket. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-09-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table on the cook line. Operator discarded. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
78
Sep 17, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
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High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Butane lighter stored on top of a sugar bin.
41-10-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink in the prep area and in the server alley
31B-02-4
Intermediate - Operator is not properly tracking/marking the number of days ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite was held at refrigeration temperatures prior to freezing in order to properly date mark the food when it is thawed and held at refrigeration temperatures again.
02C-04-5
Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
51-11-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Jug of oil stored on the floor next to the fryers.
08B-38-4
Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Scoop handle in the sugar bin was touching the product.
10-01-5
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed wet wiping cloth on the handwashing sink in the kitchen and two in the server alley.
21-12-4
58
Apr 11, 2024
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
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High Priority - Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less. raw shell eggs a¿¿ ambient (75F - Cold Holding). No date marking and no Time as a Public Health Form on file. Provided forms to Operator.
03A-03-5
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw shell eggs were stored directly on top of a bucket of pickle spears in the walk-in cooler.
08A-02-6
High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed cook pick up sandwich bread with bare hand and begin cutting open with a knife. Inspector explained to cook the importance of no bare hand contact with ready to eat food.
09-01-4
High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. After cook was directed not to handle ready to eat food with bare hands, he donned gloves without washing his hands
12A-07-5
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Sink in back prep area blocked by pitcher in the sink.
31A-09-4
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin, primarily on the inner deflector.
22-20-5
Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Six CO2 tanks unsecured by the large ice machine.
51-11-4
Basic - In-use utensil used with moist food stored in running water with insufficient velocity to flush food particles away. Dipper well water flow at the ice cream freezer not sufficient velocity.
10-03-4
Basic - No suitable facilities provided to store employee clothing and other possessions. Observed personal backpacks, jackets, cell phones, chargers, soiled aprons commingled with food and clean equipment in several areas.
40-01-4
41
Jan 24, 2024
Routine - Food
4 major violations. 5 minor violations.
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Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Provided operator with written procedures. **Corrected On-Site**
11-27-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed hand wash sink at wait station used to rinse container.
31A-11-4
Intermediate - Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. Hand wash sink at cook line. Operator fixed. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-05-4
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed deli ham, turkey, and corned beef not date marked in walk in cooler. Educated operator on the importance of date marking. **Repeat Violation**
02C-02-5
Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair underneath back food prep table.
36-17-5
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Operator removed tongs. **Corrected On-Site**
10-20-4
Basic - Accumulation of debris on top of warewashing machine. Operator cleaned dishmachine. **Corrected On-Site**
16-21-4
Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
51-11-4
Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
50-09-4
52
Jun 21, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
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Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Plumbing Maintained; Sewage Disposal
FL-51
43
Jan 30, 2023
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 3 major violations. 2 minor violations.
View 9 violations
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored with bottle of champagne and alcohol near mop sink in back of kitchen. Operator moved chemicals to separate shelf for proper food protection. **Corrected On-Site**
41-10-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. On cook line next to fryer cooked pork sausage (112F - Hot Holding) for 30 minutes per operator. Hot holding unit was not set up correctly per operator, operator instructed employee how to set up unit for proper hot holding, unit was adjusted for proper hot holding. provided operator with HR 5030-009 Reheating for Hot Holding Procedures and discussed proper hot holding. This is a repeat violation from 6/22/2022. **Corrective Action Taken**
03B-01-6
High Priority - Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Triple Sink (Quaternary 0ppm), operator refilled sink with sanitizer 200ppm quaternary and resanitized dishware. **Corrected On-Site**
22-43-4
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired on 1/20/2023.
50-17-3
Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Provided operator with Clean-up Of Vomiting And Diarrheal Events handout HR 5030-104 and discussed importance of having a written plan to follow. **Corrected On-Site**
11-27-4
Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Provided operator employee reporting agreement, (HR 5030-309) manager health reporting responsibilities (HR 5030-101)and employee health reporting responsibilities (HR 5030-103], discussed with operator importance of employee heath.
11-26-1
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Sliced deli ham, sliced deli turkey and cooked beef in walk-in cooler per operator all prepared yesterday no date mark. Operator labeled all items. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-02-5
Basic - Label on a food item prepared and packaged onsite for customer self-service does not include product identity/description, date product was packaged and name and address of the establishment that prepared and packaged the food. Cookies at front register missing address and date packaged.
02D-03-4
Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Four sets of coffee filters uncovered in front kitchen area.
25-05-4
37
Aug 25, 2022
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
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Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Establishment offers undercooked comminuted meat on the child menu. Observed hamburger and cheeseburger on children's menu for lunch offered available to be undercooked via consumer advisory. This is a repeat violation from 7/21/2021. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2022-08-25: Operetta states they are in the process of revising menus. **Time Extended**
03C-16-6
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Accumulation of debris on top of warewashing machine. This is a repeat violation from 7/21/2021. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2022-08-25: **Time Extended**
16-21-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured next to ice machine on front line in kitchen. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2022-08-25: **Time Extended**
51-11-4
82
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Old 41 Restaurant last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Old 41 Restaurant on file is from Mar 26, 2026. The public record contains 10 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Old 41 Restaurant?
Across the inspection record, “carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured” has been cited seven times, more than any other issue at Old 41 Restaurant.
How does Old 41 Restaurant compare to other restaurants in Bonita Springs?
Old 41 Restaurant most recently scored 70 out of 100, which is lower than the Bonita Springs average of 80.
Has Old 41 Restaurant's inspection record improved over time?
No. Recent inspections at Old 41 Restaurant have averaged around 12 violations per visit, up from roughly six earlier in the record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at Old 41 Restaurant means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.
How often is Old 41 Restaurant inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Old 41 Restaurant is inspected around three times per year on average.
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