9 St. Lucie County restaurants 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 Jan. 1-7, 2024. Please note that some more recent, follow-up inspections may not be included here.
Martin County: One restaurant gets perfect score; 1 fails inspection
Indian River County: One restaurant gets perfect score; 3 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. 1-7 inspections and no violations were found.
Casa Vincenzo Ristorante, 844 SE Becker Rd, Port St Lucie**
Dunkin, 3095 SW Port St Lucie Blvd, Port St Lucie**
La Granja Chicken Steak and Seafood, 10814 SW Tradition Pkwy, Port St. Lucie**
Sunrise City Cafe, 204 Orange Ave, Fort Pierce**
Tropical Smoothie Cafe, 5212-A Okeechobee Rd, Fort Pierce**
** Restaurants that failed an inspection and aced a follow-up inspection in the same week
Which St. Lucie County restaurants had high priority violations?
Little Caesars
1999 S US Hwy 1, Fort Pierce
Routine Inspection on Jan. 4
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
15 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. One fly in prep area. **Warning**
Mcdonald's Corp
3199 SW Port St Lucie Blvd, Port St Lucie
Routine Inspection on Jan. 5
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
1 total violation, with 1 high-priority violation
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. The manger stated the sensor on sanitizing dispenser needs repair. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-01-05: **Time Extended**
Meadowood Golf & Tennis Club Inc
9425 Meadowood Dr, Fort Pierce
Routine Inspection on Jan. 5
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
8 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations
High Priority - Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. High temp machine rinse cycle is only reaching 120F. **Warning**
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw steak over Cake in reach in cooler. Manager threw cake away during inspection **Corrected On-Site**
On The Edge Dockside LLC
1136 Seaway Dr, Fort Pierce
Routine Inspection on Jan. 4
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
6 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations
High Priority - Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. 0 ppm has three compartment sink set up must use this to sanitize in until dish machine is up to proper ppm **Warning**
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw conch fitter mix over raw potatoes **Corrected On-Site**
Quite A Lady, Inc.
2001 N. Kings Highway, Fort Pierce
Routine Inspection on Jan. 5
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
4 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Sour cream in small flip top cooler in cups found at 46F over night. Cook line cooler: Cut lettuce 46F Cut tomatoes 50F Shredded cheese 48F Tuna Salad 48F All stocked at 3.5 hrs ago In cooler overnight Egg salad 48F Chicken salad 48F Sour cream 46F **Warning**
The Tesoro Club
2000 SE Via Tesoro, Port St Lucie
Routine Inspection on Jan. 3
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
9 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Fish not held frozen before, during and after being packaged onsite using a reduced oxygen packaging method. See stop sale. - From follow-up inspection 2024-01-03: **Time Extended**
High Priority - - From initial inspection : 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. - From follow-up inspection 2024-01-03: **Time Extended**
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. 1-7: Restaurant inspection: 9 St. Lucie fail
