One Indian River County restaurant gets perfect score; 1 closed; 8 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 April 8-14, 2024. Please note that some more recent, follow-up inspections may not be included here.
St. Lucie County: 2 restaurants get perfect scores; 4 fail inspection
Martin County: 19 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 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 April 8-14 inspections and no violations were found.
Bambuu Asian Eatery, 5135 20 St #108, Vero Beach**
Tommy T'S BBQ Catering, Mobile food dispensing vehicle
** Restaurants that failed an inspection and aced a follow-up inspection in the same week
Which Indian River County restaurants were temporarily closed by inspectors?
These restaurants failed their April 8-14 inspections and were temporarily closed. Follow-upinspections are required.
Indian River Estates West
7730 Indian Oaks Dr, Vero Beach
Complaint Inspection on April 8
Facility Temporarily Closed: Operations ordered stopped until violations are corrected.
6 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef over prepped cut onions **Corrected On-Site**
High Priority - Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. 6 droppings found in front cafe on counter top under alto sham 3 under cabinet of steam table **Admin Complaint**
Which Indian River County restaurants had high priority violations?
Bambuu Asian Eatery
5135 20 St #108, Vero Beach
Complaint Inspection on April 11
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
12 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken over prepped vegetables in low boy cooler **Repeat Violation**
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. **Warning**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cookline: Cooked noodles and cut cabbage found at room temperature sitting out. Employee stated it has been in service for 1 hour. Advised to move to cooler Walk in cooler: Raw Steak 47f. Cooked noodles 49f (Prepped 1.5 hours ago) Advised to move TCS foods to walk in cooler. cream cheese mixture-49f and Milk 49f. In walk in cooler over night **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Bonefish Grill
2075 Indian River Blvd, Vero Beach
Routine Inspection on April 9
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 - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse.
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. tuna (54F - Cold Holding); cut lettuce (54F - Cold Holding); raw shrimp (57F - Cold Holding); cut lettuce (57F - Cold Holding); blue cheese crumbles (62F - Cold Holding); clam chowder (60F - Cold Holding) crab mix (54 F - Cold Holding); spinach dip (57F - Cold Holding) Manager stated items were in cooler overnight **Warning**
Chive
390 21st St Ste 104, Vero Beach
Routine Inspection on April 11
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 - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shelled eggs stored above cooked chicken wings in walk in cooler **Corrected On-Site**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Walk in cooler: chicken wings (47F - Cold Holding); chili (46F - Cold Holding); heavy cream (46F - Cold Holding); garlic parm house made sauce (44F - Cold Holding); butter (45F - Cold Holding); fresh lime juice (56F - Cold Holding)hard boiled eggs-44 cold holding Front counter: Corn 54° operator threw everything away **Warning**
Jts Corner Diner
13600 US Hwy 1 Ste 7, Sebastian
Routine Inspection on April 10
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
15 total violations, with 4 high-priority violations
High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Server touched toast with bare hand Educated **Corrective Action Taken**
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. **Corrected On-Site**
High Priority - Spray hose at mop sink lower than flood rim of sink. **Corrected On-Site**
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. Food out since 8 am **Corrected On-Site**
Tequila Azteca
398 21 St, Vero Beach
Routine Inspection on April 9
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 - 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. Employee brought back dirty dishes with gloves on and proceeded to cook line where they used clean utensils to stir veggies on flat top grill with no change of gloves or hand wash. Educated manager who had employee changes gloves and wash hands. **Corrective Action Taken**
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shrimp over cut veggies on speed rack in walk in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
Vargas Mexican Food LLC
8802 N US Hwy 1 Ste 1, Sebastian
Routine Inspection on April 10
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
7 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations
High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. Cooked ground beef 89f cooling 2 hours 45 minutes **Warning**
High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. Cooked pork from yesterday 57f cold holding. 10#
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Walk in cooler. Shell eggs 55 ambient 3 hours. Cooked pork 55f from 3 hours. Cooked chicken 56f cold holding from 3 hours cooked beef 56f cold holding. From 3 hours will rapid chill in freezer and put in shallow pans
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 April 8-14: Restaurant inspection: One Indian River is perfect; 8 fail
