2 St. Lucie County restaurants get perfect scores; 5 fail inspection

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Here's the breakdown for recent health inspections in St. Lucie 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 St. Lucie County restaurant inspection site.

Which St. Lucie 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.

  • China Garden, 4836 N Kings Hwy, Ft Pierce**

  • Kool Runninz, Mobile food dispensing vehicle

  • Nonna\'s Bistro, 1352 SW Bayshore Blvd, Port St Lucie

  • Saint Lucie Lanes, 6759 S Us 1, Port St Lucie**

  • Yayo Catracho Corp, 1730 SE Port St Lucia Blvd, Port St Luicie**

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

Which St. Lucie County restaurants had high priority violations?

Alabon Haitian Restaurant 002 LLC

1366 SW Bayshore Blvd, Port St Lucie

Routine Inspection on Sept. 11

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

7 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. plantains 97 f hot holding ,

Krazy Fish

211 Ave A, Fort Pierce

Routine Inspection on Sept. 11

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

20 total violations, with 6 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Medicine bottle shelf next to food.

  • High Priority - 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. 0 ppm, operator changed bucket and then primed machine. 100 ppm **Corrected On-Site**

  • High Priority - Raw sushi grade fish stored over or with unwashed produce. **Corrected On-Site**

  • High Priority - Raw sushi grade fish stored over sauce, assorted foods and cream. **Corrected On-Site**

  • High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. All sushi grade fish in cooler more than 24 hours.

  • High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Cook cracking eggs then pulled item out cooler for wok cooking.

Poppy\'s Market Cafe

3489 S US Hwy 1, Fort Pierce

Routine Inspection on Sept. 12

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

6 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Chlorine sanitizer used to sanitize clean in place equipment not at proper minimum strength. Do not use equipment not properly sanitized. Sanitizer bucket at 0 ppm , then re-mix product for 100 ppm. **Corrected On-Site**

  • High Priority - 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. 0 ppm Must sanitize dishes in three compartment sink. **Warning**

Skippers Cove Bar & Grill

1930 Harbortown Dr, Fort Pierce

Complaint Inspection on Sept. 13

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

13 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Triple tail -60° Sliced tomatoes-60° Coleslaw -60° Raw Scallops -48° Raw burger -57° Raw Mahi -58° Ahi tuna -52° Butter -46° Cooked chicken- 46° Cooked Green beans -46° **Warning**

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Three coolers on cooks line Triple tail -60° Sliced tomatoes-60° Coleslaw -60° Raw Scallops -48° Raw burger -57° Raw Mahi -58° Ahi tuna -52° Butter -46° Cooked chicken- 46° Cooked Green beans -46° Issued stop sale.

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 Treasure Coast Newspapers: Port Saint Lucie area restaurant and food truck inspections Sept. 11-17: Restaurant inspection: 2 St. Lucie are perfect; 5 fail