7 St. Lucie County restaurants get perfect scores; 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 March 11-17, 2024. Please note that some more recent, follow-up inspections may not be included here.

Indian River County: 5 restaurants fail inspection

Martin County: 3 restaurants get perfect scores; 15 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 March 11-17 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 had high priority violations?

Meeter's Deli

6570 NW Selvitz Rd, Port Saint Lucie

Routine Inspection on March 12

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

9 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. chicken 48-50f cold holding , was out less than 1 hour ago. advised to rapid chill

Pickled Restaurant & Bar

201 N 2 St, Fort Pierce

Routine Inspection on March 14

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 - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Multiple items, view stop sale.

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Multiple items cold salad station , pimento cheese (61F - Cold Holding); hard cooked eggs (66F - Cold Holding); tomato (62F - Cold Holding);p chopped lettuce (67F - Cold Holding); smoked salmon (62F - Cold Holding)

Roma Pizza and Restaurant

2753 Morningside Blvd, Port St Lucie

Routine Inspection on March 14

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 - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Used in walk in cooler.

Roy's Sushi Thai and Grill

1417 SW St. Lucie W Blvd, Port St.Lucie

Routine Inspection on March 13

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

6 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation

  • High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Tested 2x, tried priming machine. 0 ppm both times. Operator calling for service. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-13: tried dish machine several times still not sanitizing or putting soap in it as well, soap tube is broken and sanitize tried to prime tried new bottle of sanitizer and still not reading proper ppm. Must set up three compartment sink and wash rinse and sanitize in there until, dish machine is fixed. **Admin Complaint**

The Howling Rooster

1319 NW St Lucie W Blvd, Port St Lucie

Routine Inspection on March 15

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

10 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. **Warning**

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Shredded cheese 56f cold holding , cooked onions 57f cold holding , cooked peppers and onions 58f cold holding , sliced turkey 61f cold holding ,sliced ham 60f cold holding , coleslaw 55f cold holding , mushrooms 54f cold holding ,sliced cheese 53f cold holding , sliced tomatoes 55f cold holding , chili relish 55f cold holding , **Warning**

  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Chemicals hanging over bag in a box

The Vine and Barley

1680 S W St. Lucie West Blvd #101, Port St Lucie

Routine Inspection on March 11

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 - 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 set up three compartment sink until dishmachine is proper ppm

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 March 11-17: Restaurant inspection: 7 St. Lucie are perfect; 8 fail