8 Indian River County restaurants fail inspection
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For a complete list of local restaurant inspections, including violations not requiring warnings or administrative action, visit our Indian River County restaurant inspections site.
Here's the breakdown for recent health inspections in Indian River County, Florida, for the week of Sept. 18-24, 2023. Please note that some more recent, follow-up inspections may not be included here.
St. Lucie County: One restaurant gets perfect score; 3 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 Indian River County restaurant inspection site.
Which Indian River County restaurants got perfect scores on their health inspections?
These restaurants met all standards during their Sept. 18-24 inspections and no violations were found.
Las Tapatias Restaurant, 12798 County Rd 512, Fellsmere**
** Restaurants that failed an inspection and aced a follow-up inspection in the same week
Which Indian River County restaurants had high priority violations?
Asian Fusion Sushi & Eatery
4807 Hwy A1a, Vero Beach
Routine Inspection on Sept. 19
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
11 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations
High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Medicine stored over sugar **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
High Priority - Hot time/temperature control for safety food received at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Found chicken dumplings at 125° for 2 hours, advised manager to rapid heat.rechecked and now reading 167° **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Captain Hiram\'s
1606 Indian River Dr, Sebastian
Routine Inspection on Sept. 22
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
14 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations
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. At main bar **Warning**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Milk 47°
Maryland Fried Chicken
748 21 St, Vero Beach
Routine Inspection on Sept. 21
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
17 total violations, with 5 high-priority violations
High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 1 can of ketchup **Warning**
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 8 small flies observed near can storage rack. Manager killed **Warning**
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Butter found at 74° left out overnight **Warning**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter found at 74°. Gizzards found in cooler at 48°-54° overnight **Warning**
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. White hose across from fryers. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Oriente at Costa D\'Este
3244 Ocean Drive, Vero Beach
Routine Inspection on Sept. 18
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 - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Black beans found cooling at 44-54 overnight, 1/2 and 1/2 and milk found at bar at 51 **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-09-18: 1/2 and 1/2 found at 55° Milk drink mix found at 56° **Admin Complaint**
Sake Japanese and Thai Restaurant
42 Royal Palm Pointe, Vero Bch
Routine Inspection on Sept. 21
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
15 total violations, with 5 high-priority violations
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. Reading 0 and no replacement pail. triple sink is set up and being utilized **Warning**
High Priority - Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Educated manager who translated to cook. **Corrected On-Site**
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw eggs stored over washed celery
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. White rice found at 74°, removed from heat 1 hour ago. Advised to rapid reheat **Corrective Action Taken**
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.
Steil Casey
917 Azalea Ln, Vero Bch
Routine Inspection on Sept. 19
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
11 total violations, with 4 high-priority violations
High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Cook cracked egg then proceeded to touch sandwich bun. Advised manager and cook to wash hands and change glove, threw bun away. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food controlled by time and required to be marked with the use by time is not marked and the required time of disposal cannot be determined. See stop sale. Onions and peppers not discarded after 4 hours. **Warning**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control not discarded at the end of the 4-hour/6-hour period. See stop sale. Cooked onions and peppers being kept on time from day before in walk cooler, being used the next day. Stop sale issued **Warning**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Operator had forgot to time mark lettuce and tomato. Operator said it had only been stocked for 30min. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Subway
9609 N US Hwy 1, Sebastian
Routine Inspection on Sept. 21
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 - Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. PIC remade solution. Now reading 25ppm **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Wasabi Thai Sushi
13409 US Hwy 1 Ste 8a, Sebastian
Routine Inspection on Sept. 20
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
25 total violations, with 4 high-priority violations
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, jug empty asked to change and primed and found 0 ppm **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In cook line cooler. Raw shrimp 59F pork dumplings 59F tofu 59F Flip top cooler ); Raw shrimp 59F pork dumplings 59F tofu 59F raw beef (49F - Cold Holding); sprouts (59F - Cold Holding) raw chicken 44F cold holding Sushi reach in cooler; eel (49F - Cold Holding); cooked shrimp (52F - Cold Holding); cooked asparagus (44F - Cold Holding) Manager states all items were placed in cooler at 11:30 found at 2:45 recommended to place in the walk in freezer. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. Rice noodles in bucket in kitchen
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked shrimp 82F added to time plan **Corrective Action Taken**
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: Vero Beach area restaurant and food truck inspections Sept. 18-24: Restaurant inspection: 8 Indian River fail
