Restaurant inspection: 11 St. Lucie fail
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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 July 10-16, 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 July 10-16 inspections and no violations were found.
Bo's Mobile Seafood, Mobile food dispensing vehicle**
** Restaurants that failed an inspection and aced a follow-up inspection in the same week
Which St. Lucie County restaurants had high priority violations?
121 Tapas on The Water
121 Melody Ln, Fort Pierce
Routine Inspection on July 12
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
7 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations
High Priority - Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. House hood dish machine can not be used in a commercial restaurant. Dishes need to be washed rinsed and sanitized in three compartment sink. **Warning**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Queso 45f cold holding , advised rapid chill
Crispy Fish and Chicken Inc
3205 South Us Highway 1, Fort Pierce
Complaint Inspection on July 10
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 - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. In bus tub on countertop cooked wings (125F - Hot Holding)
Red Lobster #0730
6401 Darter Ct, Fort Pierce
Complaint Inspection on July 12
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
10 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Garlic Alfredo 51f cold holding , Mac and cheese 56f cold holding , lemon ber blanc 56f cold holding crab cluster 54f cold holding , from this am placed in walk in to rapid chill **Warning**
Saint Lucie Lanes
6759 S Us 1, Port St Lucie
Routine Inspection on July 11
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
14 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. **Corrected On-Site**
South Florida Restaurant &Bar
1622 SW Bayshore Blvd, Port St Lucie
Routine Inspection on July 12
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 - Chlorine sanitizer used to sanitize clean in place equipment not at proper minimum strength. Do not use equipment not properly sanitized. Sanitizer bucket 0 ppm
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. **Admin Complaint**
Tropical Smoothie Cafe
10628 SW Village Pkwy, Port St Lucie
Complaint Inspection on July 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. Mozzarella cheeses, shredded cheeses, hummus. Manager has disposed of product
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Mozzarella sliced 49f cold holding , diced mozzarella 49f cold holding , cheese shredded 48f cold holding, hummus 48f cold holding , Shredded cheese 53f cold holding **Warning**
Wu Garden Of Psl LLC
1283 SW Del Rio Blvd, Port St Lucie
Routine Inspection on July 13
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
13 total violations, with 4 high-priority violations
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. renewed **Corrected On-Site**
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. cabbage 59f cold holding from last night **Warning**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach in cooler on line Chicken wings 47f cold holding , breaded chicken 50f cold holding , advised rapid chill Walk in cooler Beef 54f cold holding , chicken 55f cold holding , shrimp 56f cold holding , chicken 56f cold holding , chicken wings 55f cold holding , pasta 56f cold holding , tofu 55f cold holding , cream cheese 54f cold holding , manager states all food was prepared from freezer today/ and other foods came in on truck today. cabbage 59f cold holding from last night needs to be disposed of Make sure all food keep temperature of 41f or below at all times. **Warning**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Rice 98f hot holding , pork wonton 98f hot holding , egg drop soup 111f hot holding . advised to rapid heat **Warning**
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: Restaurant, food truck inspections: Port Saint Lucie area, July 10-16
