4 St. Lucie County restaurants get perfect scores; 8 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 Jan. 29-Feb. 4, 2024. Please note that some more recent, follow-up inspections may not be included here.

Martin County: One restaurant gets perfect score; 1 closed; 8 fail inspection

Indian River County: One restaurant gets perfect score; 8 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 Jan. 29-Feb. 4 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?

Eckles Lounge Restaurant

1520 Orange Ave, Fort Pierce

Routine Inspection on Jan. 31

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

10 total violations, with 5 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Cooked oxtail cooling over night **Warning**

  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Oxtail over French fries in upright freezer. **Corrected On-Site**

  • High Priority - Raw eggs stored unwashed produce. **Corrected On-Site**

  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Ox tail cooling over night

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked chicken 49F pulled out of cooler at 10:00 recommended to reheat to 165F Milk 46F **Warning**

Eckles Lounge Restaurant

1520 Orange Ave, Fort Pierce

Routine Inspection on Feb. 1

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

4 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Cooked oxtail cooling over night **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-01: **Time Extended**

  • High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Ox tail cooling over night - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-01: Curry goat 52 F cold holding over night Curry Chicken 47 F cold hold over night **Time Extended**

Mcdonalds Restaurants Of Fl In

1612 Delaware Ave, Ft Pierce

Routine Inspection on Jan. 29

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

8 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation

  • High Priority - Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dish Machine no reading for sanitation solution evident. **Warning**

Papa Johns

231 Port St Lucie Blvd, Port St Lucie

Routine Inspection on Jan. 30

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

5 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations

  • 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. Ricotta 53f cold holding , ranch 53f cold holding , Alfredo 53f cold holding , **Warning**

Salvadorian Restaurant

1802 Orange Ave, Fort Pierce

Routine Inspection on Jan. 31

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 - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. Home Depot buckets used for bulk food items

  • 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. Prep cooler items in over night. Prep cooler ; salsa (52F - Cold Holding); cooked chicken (56F - Cold Holding); cooked rice (55F - Cold Holding); eggs (56F - Cold Holding); cut lettuce (56F - Cold Holding); coleslaw (57F - Cold Holding); pico (56F - Cold Holding); rice (58F) **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 Jan. 29-Feb. 4: Restaurant inspection: 4 St. Lucie are perfect; 8 fail

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