3 St. Lucie County restaurants get perfect scores; 7 fail inspection
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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 April 15-21, 2024. Please note that some more recent, follow-up inspections may not be included here.
Indian River County: One restaurant gets perfect score; 1 fails inspection
Martin County: 25 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 April 15-21 inspections and no violations were found.
Chipotle Mexican Grill Store 4385, 5545 Okeechobee Rd, Fort Pierce
Ketchafire Jerk and Seafood 1, Mobile food dispensing vehicle
Seoul Garden, 2510 SW Us Highway 1, Fort Pierce**
Tastylicious LLC, 7550 Pruitt Research Rd, Fort Pierce
The Champion Turf Club at St. James, 5613 NW St James Blvd, Port St. Lucie**
** Restaurants that failed an inspection and aced a follow-up inspection in the same week
Which St. Lucie County restaurants had high priority violations?
China Star Restaurant
5485 NW St James Drive, Port St Lucie
Routine Inspection on April 19
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
13 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations
High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. **Repeat Violation**
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken over cabbage **Corrected On-Site**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. tofu 48f cold holding, owner chose to dispose of product **Corrected On-Site**
El Cubanito Restaurant
1660 SE Port St Lucie Blvd, Port St Lucie
Routine Inspection on April 15
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 - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 3 flys in front area by chest freezer. Next routine per Madeline **Warning**
High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. In reach in freezer **Warning**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Beef raw 55f cold holding , chicken raw 51f cold holding , chicken cooked 54f cold holding , cooked chicken 46f cold holding , raw pork 60f cold holding , Manager states been in reach in less than 3 hours advised to rapid chill, manager placed in reach in freezer. **Warning**
Harbour Ridge Grille
12600 Harbour Ridge Blvd, Palm City
Routine Inspection on April 16
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 - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. egg salad (52F - Cold Holding); chicken salad (52F - Cold Holding); tuna salad (52F - Cold Holding); cheese (52F - Cold Holding); tuna (52F - Cold Holding); in deli reach in cooler at cook line ; food not prepared or portioned today; foods out of temperature for approximately 1 hour; foods moved to different cooler; **Corrective Action Taken** **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. French fries (110F - Hot Holding); cooked wings (123F - Hot Holding) next to fryers; as per operator foods out of temperature for approximately 30 minutes ; foods to reheated to 165 F **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Tropical Smoothie Cafe
10628 SW Village Pkwy, Port St Lucie
Complaint Inspection on April 19
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
5 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation
High Priority - Sewage/wastewater backing up through floor drains. Floor drain in front of walk in cooler backing up when mop sink is being used. Plumber snaked lines and is now draining properly **Corrected On-Site** **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: Port Saint Lucie area restaurant and food truck inspections April 15-21: Restaurant inspection: 3 St. Lucie are perfect; 7 fail
