2 Wakulla County restaurants fail inspection; 1 closed

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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 Wakulla County restaurant inspections site.

Here's the breakdown for recent health inspections in Wakulla County, Florida, for the week of May 6-12, 2024. 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 Wakulla County restaurant inspection site.

Which Wakulla County restaurants got perfect scores on their health inspections?

These restaurants met all standards during their May 6-12 inspections and no violations were found.

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

Which Wakulla County restaurants were temporarily closed by inspectors?

These restaurants failed their May 6-12 inspections and were temporarily closed. Follow-upinspections are required.

Little Napoli

2000 Crawfordville Hwy Ste D, Crawfordville

Complaint Partial Inspection on May 7

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

4 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw chicken stored above cooked sausage and ricotta in walk in cooler. Operator properly stored chicken during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**

  • High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observe two live roaches in the following locations: one live next to back door and one live on floor at front counter area. **Warning**

Which Wakulla County restaurants had high priority violations?

Donkeys Bar & Grill

2481 Crawfordville Hwy, Crawfordville

Complaint Inspection on May 6

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

8 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Make Table: shredded turkey 47F, shredded ham 45F, sliced turkey 52F, sliced tomatoes 45F, sliced Swiss 52F. Reach in Cooler: sliced provolone 45F, sliced ham 46F, diced tomatoes 45F, roast beef 45F.

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed raw chicken wings 55F in walk in cooler at 2:45. Per employee has been frequently taken out of cooler since 2:15.

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food removed from cold holding for necessary preparation rose above 41 degrees Fahrenheit during the preparation process and was not cooled back down to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. Observed multiple food items above 41F at front line at 3:00: Make Table: shredded turkey 47F, shredded ham 45F, sliced turkey 52F, sliced tomatoes 45F, sliced swiss 52F. Reach in Cooler: sliced provolone 45F, sliced ham 46F, diced tomatoes 45F, roast beef 45F. Per manager all food items were prepped and cooling since 9:00-11:00. See stop sale. **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 Tallahassee Democrat: Crawfordville area restaurant and food truck inspections May 6-12: Restaurant inspection: 2 Wakulla fail