3 St. Lucie County restaurants get perfect scores; 1 closed; 8 fail inspection

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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 St. Lucie County restaurant inspections site.

Here's the breakdown for recent health inspections in St. Lucie County, Florida, for the week of Feb. 19-25, 2024. Please note that some more recent, follow-up inspections may not be included here.

Martin County: 2 restaurants fail inspection; 1 closed

Indian River County: 3 restaurants fail inspection

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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 Feb. 19-25 inspections and no violations were found.

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

Which St. Lucie County restaurants were temporarily closed by inspectors?

These restaurants failed their Feb. 19-25 inspections and were temporarily closed. Follow-upinspections are required.

Thai Pho Now

10262 S US Hwy 1, Port St. Lucie

Routine Inspection on Feb. 21

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

6 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation

  • High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Went to run dishwasher, operator removed cover and observed about 10 live roaches observed 1 live roach by the hot water heater room . **Admin Complaint**

Which St. Lucie County restaurants had high priority violations?

Legacy Golf and Tennis Club

9000 Country Club Dr, Port St Lucie

Routine Inspection on Feb. 21

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

3 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation

  • 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. 0ppm, corrected 50ppm **Corrected On-Site**

Mila Brazilian Bakery

2991 SW Port St Lucie Blvd, Port St Lucie

Routine Inspection on Feb. 22

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

8 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation

  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Eggs stored overhead prepared lettuce in cooks cooler. Informed operator. **Corrected On-Site**

Savanna Club Grille

3496 Crabapple Dr, Port St Lucie

Routine Inspection on Feb. 22

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

3 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation

  • 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 manager set up three compartment sink. **Warning**

Senor Taco Mexican Grill

1685 NW St Lucie W Blvd, Port St Lucie

Routine Inspection on Feb. 21

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

8 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation

  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Eggs over avocado and cheese sauce fish and shrimp raw over cooked rice and cheese **Corrected On-Site**

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 Feb. 19-25: Restaurant inspection: 3 St. Lucie are perfect; 8 fail