DONATOS

Name: DONATOS
Address: 1900 TAMIAMI TRL UNIT 117, PORT CHARLOTTE, FL, 33948, US
Rating: 50.9

1900 TAMIAMI TRL UNIT 117, PORT CHARLOTTE, FL 33948

License #1801692

50.9 Grade F / 100

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DONATOS in PORT CHARLOTTE currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 50.9 out of 100 — an F grade — a serious pattern of repeat or critical violations. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on April 28, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 34 total violations — 7 critical, 8 major, 19 minor.

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The latest inspection on April 28, 2026 shows 20 observation rows: 6 critical, 5 major, and 9 minor.

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Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[08B-54-4] Uncovered food stored near sink exposed to splash. Observed liquor bottles stored underneath the paper towels behind the bar exposing the bottle to drips.
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed butter packets (61F - Cold Holding) at the dessert station. The operator stated the butter had been held for approximately 2 hours. The operator placed the butter in the reach in cooler.
[01C-10-4] Clams tag removed from original container prior to container being emptied.
[27-16-4] Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Observed the hot water turned off at the handwashing sink at the end of the cook line. Observed maximum temperature of 79F.
[40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items at the pasta station. The operator properly stored the belongings.
[16-36-4] No color/concentration comparison chart available for chemical test kit used to check sanitizer. Observed an illegible color chart for the chlorine sanitizer solution strips.
[14-01-5] Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed a plastic scoop used for semolina missing a handle in the back of the kitchen. The operator removed the scoop.
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Observed multiple boxes of food products stored on the floor in the walk in cooler.
[12A-13-4] Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed an employee handle soiled dishware then handle clean utensils without washing hands. The employee was educated on proper handwashing procedures.
[10-08-5] Ice scoop handle in contact with ice behind the bar. The ice scoop was properly stored.
[41-07-4] Container of medicine improperly stored. Observed a bag of cough drops stored on a shelf above a preparation surfaces at the pasta station. The operator properly stored the cough drops.
[29-42-4] Vacuum breaker missing at the splitter added to mop sink faucet.
[29-49-6] Standing water in bottom of reach-in-coolers in the cook line.
[08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw chicken stored over cooked lasagna in the single-door cooler at the entrance to the cook line. The operator properly stored the raw chicken.
[01C-03-4] Clam tags not marked with last date served.
[22-41-4] 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. Observed the chlorine dishmachine solution at 0ppm due to an empty container of solution. The operator replaced the solution. Observed chlorine solution at 100ppm.
[22-16-4] Walk-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues.
[01C-05-4] Clam tags not maintained in chronological order according to the last date they were served in the establishment.
[10-17-4] In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment on the cook line. The operator properly stored the knives.
[14-09-4] Cutting boards have cut marks and is are no longer cleanable.

Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[10-01-5] In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Observed copper mug handle touching polenta on make line. Observed Chef removing mug.
[14-01-5] Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed copper mug handle touching polenta on make line. Observed Chef removing mug.
[31A-11-4] Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed handwashing sinks with , to go containers, drain stoppers, ice, coffee cup, icing tube tip, etc. throughout establishment.
[08B-12-5] Stored food not covered. Observed croutons on shelf at salad station with no lid. Observed Chef placing lid on croutons.
[02C-03-5] 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 heavy cream on make line, in kitchen, without date marking.
[23-24-4] Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Observed at salad station, reach in cooler doors, backsides of handles with food debris buildup.
[06-09-1] 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. Observed salmon in rop packaging thawed without removing salmon. Observed chef voluntarily discarding fish.
[25-06-4] Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Observed in server station/dessert station, to go containers not inverted upside down. Observed Chef inverting properly.
[22-20-5] Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed some black mold like substance on ice shield, in ice machine.
[12A-28-4] Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed pasta maker with hands on hips, touching shirt, going to resume work, had to be told to wash hands.
[14-09-4] Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed cutting boards with multiple groove marks on them at make tables in kitchen.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed gaskets in reach in coolers with food debris.
[02D-01-5] Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed flour, with no identification label. Observed Chef labeling.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed cutting boards with food stains on them, at make tables in kitchen. Observed slicer in pasta station with dried on food debris on cutting blade.

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