The Chefs
Last inspected: Sep 11, 2025
32
Score
The Chefs, located at 2150 Tamiami Trl #22-24 in Port Charlotte, Florida, had a high-risk inspection on 2025-09-11 with a score of 32. This inspection identified 3 critical, 3 major, and 8 minor violations. Repeat violations were noted for a damaged ceiling tile, equipment in poor repair including a taped reach-in lid and torn gasket, and a gap at the exterior door threshold.
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Inspections
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Critical latest
3
Major latest
8
Minor latest
Inspection History
Sep 11, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 3 major violations. 8 minor violations.
32
May 8, 2025
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 6 minor violations.
61
Jan 15, 2025
Routine - Food
6 critical violations. 2 major violations. 11 minor violations.
19
May 23, 2024
Complaint Full
1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
78
Apr 10, 2024
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 4 major violations. 9 minor violations.
17
Dec 8, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 7 major violations. 8 minor violations.
29
Mar 24, 2023
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 5 major violations. 1 minor violation.
37
Dec 14, 2022
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 4 major violations. 2 minor violations.
39
Violations — Sep 11, 2025 Inspection
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Observed large hole in ceiling tile in between restrooms. **Repeat Violation**
36-32-5
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed reach in cover lid broken and taped with duct tape. Observed torn gasket in reach in cooler at sushi bar **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Observed gaps at back door next to restrooms. **Repeat Violation**
35B-01-4
Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Observed in server ally, top, inside microwave soiled with food debris.
22-08-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed in sushi area and in kitchen, gaskets in reach ins soiled with food debris **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Silverware/utensils stored upright with the food-contact surface up. Observed spoons and forks in silverware rack stored handles down after being washed, in server ally to be rolled.
24-18-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Observed panko crumbs in sushi bar, sitting in a strainer and bowl with no covering to protect.
08B-12-5
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed flour in container without identifying label. **Repeat Violation**
02D-01-5
High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Observed employee on cell phone at Sushi Bar. Get off phone, go into kitchen, come back to sushi bar, resume working with no hand washing
12A-16-4
High Priority - 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 employee at sushi bar with hands on hips, then go into kitchen with cell phone, then resume working with no hand washing.
12A-28-4
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed windex stored nested to packaged food and above jasmine rice and other dry goods, on dry storage shelf. **Repeat Violation**
41-10-4
Intermediate - 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 in bar, milk opened without date marking **Repeat Violation**
02C-03-5
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed at handwashing sink, in between ice machine and soda station, in server ally, a ladder blocking sink. Observed in bar, a blender stored in handwashing sink. **Repeat Violation**
31A-09-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed at sushi bar, employee washing a sushi knife in handwashing sink, no soap, then put back on cutting board.
31A-11-4
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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