One St. Lucie County restaurant gets perfect score; 3 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 Sept. 18-24, 2023. Please note that some more recent, follow-up inspections may not be included here.

Indian River County: 8 restaurants fail inspection

Martin County: 11 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 Sept. 18-24 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?

Jj Plums Cafe Ii

4131 S Us I, Ft Pierce

Routine Inspection on Sept. 18

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

16 total violations, with 5 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Server scrapping off dirty dishes and made drinks without washing hands, Dishwasher loaded dirty dishes and put away clean cups without washing hands.

  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw ground beef over premade salads items. **Corrected On-Site**

  • High Priority - Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit. No written plan or time mark. Review and provided time plan.

  • High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Did not change gloves after cracking shell eggs.

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food re-served to customers. Butter packets left on tables between guests.

Skippers Cove Bar & Grill

1930 Harbortown Dr, Fort Pierce

Complaint Inspection on Sept. 18

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 - - From initial inspection : 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** - From follow-up inspection 2023-09-18: Triple tail -none on hand Sliced tomatoes - 49 for 15 min cooling Coleslaw - 45 for 15 mins cooling Raw scallops- 43 Raw burger patties- 50 for 3 hrs rapid chill /44 in walk in cooler Raw mahi -53 for 3 hours rapid chill on / 44 in walk in cooler Ahi tuna 49 Butter 42 Cooked chicken 55 Cooked green beans none on hand **Time Extended** **Corrective Action Taken**

  • High Priority - - From initial inspection : 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. - From follow-up inspection 2023-09-18: Triple tail -none on hand Sliced tomatoes - 49 for 15 min cooling Coleslaw - 45 for 15 mins cooling Raw scallops- 43 Raw burger patties- 50 for 3 hrs rapid chill /44 in walk in cooler Raw mahi -53 for 3 hours rapid chill on / 44 in walk in cooler Ahi tuna 49 Butter 42 Cooked chicken 55 Cooked green beans none on hand **Time Extended** **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: Port Saint Lucie area restaurant and food truck inspections Sept. 18-24: Restaurant inspection: One St. Lucie is perfect; 3 fail