Swordfish Grille
Last inspected: Nov 24, 2025
55
Score
Swordfish Grille is a restaurant located at 4628 119 Street West, Cortez, FL.
Health inspection records are available below. Check the inspection history and violations section for details on past inspections conducted by the local health department.
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Inspections
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Critical latest
3
Major latest
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Minor latest
Inspection History
Nov 24, 2025
Routine - Food
3 major violations. 6 minor violations.
55
Jul 10, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 1 major violation. 6 minor violations.
43
Nov 8, 2024
Food-Licensing Inspection
1 critical violation. 4 minor violations.
70
Apr 9, 2024
Complaint Full
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
70
Jan 19, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 1 minor violation.
58
Jul 13, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 minor violations.
78
Dec 2, 2022
Complaint Full
2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
74
Nov 14, 2022
Routine - Food
2 minor violations.
90
Violations — Nov 24, 2025 Inspection
Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed 2 employees engaged in food preparation without beard guards. Employees put on beard guards. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
13-04-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed plastic bottled water stored on the floor in the bar area. Operator moved water off the floor. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-38-4
Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Observed no ambient thermometer in 3 door reach in cooler on the front line. Operator replaced thermometer **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
05-09-4
Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed no handwashing sign in woman's rest room. Operator replaced sign. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31B-04-4
Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Observed standing water in bottom of reach-in cooler on the front line. Operator cleaned up standing water. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
29-49-6
Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Observed quaternary sanitizer on cook line at 0ppm. Operator changed bucket. Quaternary sanitizer bucket now at 200ppm. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
21-08-4
Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. Observed multiple oyster and clam tags without last day served. **Warning**
01C-03-4
Intermediate - Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Observed raw ahi tuna on the menu without a identifier. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
02B-01-5
Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Observed Cindy A , Christopher F and Matthew S with expired employee training. **Warning**
53B-14-5
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