3 St. Lucie County restaurants get perfect scores; 11 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 Oct. 16-22, 2023. Please note that some more recent, follow-up inspections may not be included here.

Indian River County: 2 restaurants get perfect scores; 9 fail inspection

Martin County: One restaurant gets perfect score; 2 closed; 25 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 Oct. 16-22 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?

3rd Avenue Pizza and Pasta

8900 S US Hwy 1, Port Saint Lucie

Routine Inspection on Oct. 19

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

17 total violations, with 4 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Food with mold-like growth. See stop sale. Tomato on cooks line. Manager disposed of **Corrected On-Site**

  • High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 3 flys near dish area. Next unannounced inspection per R.Hicks

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. egg plant 54f cold holding , ham 55 f cold holding , ricotta 54f cold holding , heavy cream 60f cold holding , butter 60f cold holding , mozzarella 54f cold holding , chicken 55f cold holding , Items were placed on line about 2.5 hours ago advised to rapid chill. **Warning**

  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Store over single service items **Corrected On-Site**

Angelinaas Pizzeria

1126 Colonnades Dr, Fort Pierce

Routine Inspection on Oct. 18

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

14 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Cook handled raw chicken with gloved hand, then changed gloves without washing hands

  • High Priority - Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink. Spray nozzle at triple sink hangs beneath the floor rim of sink

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food reheated for hot holding not reaching 165 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 seconds within 2 hours. pasta sauce (66F - Reheating)in steamwell. Operator stated that it was placed in well at 10:30am. Time now is 12:15 Advised to rapidly heat. Second temp 177°F. **Corrected On-Site**

Caribbean Flavors

690 SW Bayshore Blvd, Port St Lucie

Routine Inspection on Oct. 16

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 - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. Home depot buckets used to store food. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-16: **Time Extended**

Casa Vincenzo Ristorante

844 SE Becker Rd, Port St Lucie

Routine Inspection on Oct. 18

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

11 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation

  • High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Cooked egg plant 10/6

I and B Caribbean Resturant

327 SE Port St Lucie Blvd, Port St Lucie

Routine Inspection on Oct. 16

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 - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Lysol spray stored by hot sauce and drinking cups on counter in front area **Corrected On-Site**

Meeter's Deli

6570 NW Selvitz Rd, Port Saint Lucie

Routine Inspection on Oct. 18

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

7 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation

  • High Priority - Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink. At mop sink **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

The Tesoro Club

2000 SE Via Tesoro, Port St Lucie

Routine Inspection on Oct. 18

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

11 total violations, with 4 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Fish not held frozen before, during and after being packaged onsite using a reduced oxygen packaging method. See stop sale.

  • High Priority - Fish packaged in the establishment using a reduced oxygen method not bearing a label indicating that it is to be kept frozen until time of use.

  • High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Roasted garlic dated September. Manager disposed of products **Corrected On-Site**

  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. Fish in ROP packaging Halibut 1 pound Salmon 8 pounds Shrimp 1/2 pound

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 Oct. 16-22: Restaurant inspection: 3 St. Lucie are perfect; 11 fail

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