GATORZ BAR AND GRILL
3816 TAMIAMI TRAIL, PORT CHARLOTTE, FL 33952
License #1800591
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Mixed Health Record
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GATORZ BAR AND GRILL in PORT CHARLOTTE currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 77.5 out of 100 β a C grade β a noticeable pattern of violations across recent inspections. This restaurant has been inspected 8 times from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on February 12, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 43 total violations β 5 critical, 6 major, 32 minor.
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The latest inspection on February 12, 2026 shows 5 observation rows: 1 critical, 0 major, and 4 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
- [16-03-4] Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine. Observed residue buildup at the interior of Dish Machine.
- [14-01-5] Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed employee scooping ice with a cup instead of an ice scoop. Educated the employee to use ice scoop with handles.
- [36-36-4] Ceiling tile missing. Observed missing ceiling above the food window entrance.
- [13-04-4] Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed employee with no beard guard at cookline. Employee placed beard guard over their beard.
- [08A-17-6] Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed open container of raw beef over sweet potato fries at Reach in Freezer. Operator relocated raw beef to the bottom of Reach in Freezer.
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