2 Franklin County restaurants fail inspection; 2 closed

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Florida's restaurant owners are not required to post restaurant inspection results where guests can see them. So every week, we provide that information for you.

For a complete list of local restaurant inspections, including violations not requiring warnings or administrative action, visit our Franklin County restaurant inspections site.

Here's the breakdown for recent health inspections in Franklin County, Florida, for the week of Sept. 11-17, 2023. Please note that some more recent, follow-up inspections may not be included here.

Disclaimer: The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation describes an inspection report as a 'snapshot' of conditions present at the time of the inspection. On any given day, an establishment may have fewer or more violations than noted in their most recent inspection. An inspection conducted on any given day may not be representative of the overall, long-term conditions at the establishment.

For full restaurant inspection details, visit our Franklin County restaurant inspection site.

Which Franklin County restaurants got perfect scores on their health inspections?

These restaurants met all standards during their Sept. 11-17 inspections and no violations were found.

** Restaurants that failed an inspection and aced a follow-up inspection in the same week

Which Franklin County restaurants were temporarily closed by inspectors?

These restaurants failed their Sept. 11-17 inspections and were temporarily closed. Follow-upinspections are required.

Mango Mikes Sports Bar and Grill

36 W Pine Ave, St. George Island

Complaint Inspection on Sept. 12

Facility Temporarily Closed: Operations ordered stopped until violations are corrected.

7 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation

  • High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by 82 live roaches found in the follow locations: observed 22 live roaches around the wheels casing underneath the two door reach in cooler on the cook line, observed 24 live roaches around the Clean Star Adar Pro Solutions on the cook line electrical panels, observed 17 live roaches up the wall around the American Hood Fire pull system, observed 7 live roaches around the wheel casing of the reach in cooler on the cook line by the employee hand sink, observed 8 live roaches around the wheel casing of the reach in cooler next to the fire extinguisher, observed 4 live roaches inside a broken electrical outlet cover behind the reach in cooler on the cook line. **Warning**

The Beach Pit

49 W Pine Ave, Saint George Island

Routine Inspection on Sept. 13

Facility Temporarily Closed: Operations ordered stopped until violations are corrected.

3 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by 22 live roaches found in the following locations: observed 1 live roach on the microwave door in the kitchen next to employee hand sink, observed 10 live roaches around the wheel casing of the ice machine in the back prep area, observed 3 live roaches between wood next to the light switch in back prep area, observe 8 live roaches around the security camera by the electrical panel. **Warning**

  • High Priority - Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells walk in cooler.

Which Franklin County restaurants had high priority violations?

Mango Mikes Sports Bar and Grill

36 W Pine Ave, St. George Island

Routine Inspection on Sept. 13

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

1 total violation, with 1 high-priority violation

  • High Priority - Establishment removed closure sign posted by the division. **Admin Complaint**

What agency inspects restaurants in Florida?

Routine regulation and inspection of restaurants is conducted by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The Department of Health is responsible for investigation and control of food-borne illness outbreaks associated with all food establishments.

How do I report a dirty restaurant in Florida?

If you see abuses of state standards, report them and the Department of Business and Professional Regulation will send inspectors. Call the Florida DBPR at 850-487-1395 or report a restaurant for health violations online.

Get the whole story at our restaurant inspection database.

What does all that terminology in Florida restaurant inspections mean?

Basic violations are those considered against best practices.

A warning is issued after an inspector documents violations that must be corrected by a certain date or within a specified number of days from receipt of the inspection report.

An administrative complaint is a form of legal action taken by the division. Insufficient compliance after a warning, a pattern of repeat violations or existence of serious conditions that warrant immediate action may result in the division initiating an administrative complaint against the establishment. Says the division website: "Correcting the violations is important, but penalties may still result from violations corrected after the warning time was over."

An emergency order — when a restaurant is closed by the inspector — is based on an immediate threat to the public. Here, the Division of Hotels and Restaurants director has determined that the establishment must stop doing business and any division license is suspended to protect health, safety or welfare of the public.

A 24-hour call-back inspection will be performed after an emergency closure or suspension of license.

This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: Carrabelle area restaurant and food truck inspections Sept. 11-17: Restaurant inspection: 2 Franklin fail