One Indian River County restaurant gets perfect score; 6 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 Indian River County restaurant inspections site.
Here's the breakdown for recent health inspections in Indian River County, Florida, for the week of Feb. 5-11, 2024. Please note that some more recent, follow-up inspections may not be included here.
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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 Feb. 5-11 inspections and no violations were found.
The Pelican Pub, 1318 US Hwy 1, Sebastian
** Restaurants that failed an inspection and aced a follow-up inspection in the same week
Which Indian River County restaurants had high priority violations?
C J Cannons
3414 Cherokee Dr, Vero Bch
Routine Inspection on Feb. 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 chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Ran twice, reading 0ppm **Warning**
High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Cook cracked eggs on grill then went to reach in cooler and grabbed deli meat without changing gloves or washing hands. Educated operator
Dagwoods Deli and Sub Shop
1430 16 St, Vero Beach
Routine Inspection on Feb. 6
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 - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Ran multiple times and primed. Reading 0ppm. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-01-29: Waiting on Ecolab to come look at machine. Still reading 0ppm**Time Extended** **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-06: Primed and rechecked 3 times, still reading 0ppm. **Admin Complaint**
Goodfellas Pizza and Wings #7
1601 Us-1 Unit 107, Vero Beach
Complaint Inspection on Feb. 9
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 - Hot time/temperature control for safety food received at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Found spaghetti sauce at 73F, found meatballs at 85-98F in warmer. Operator stated items have been in warmer since 10am. **Warning**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Pizza sauce sitting on counter for 1 hour, found at 51F. Advised manager to rapid chill. In cooler #2: found Clam chowder 45 Shredded cheese 45 Lobster sauce 45 Alfredo sauce 45 all in cooler overnight. **Warning**
Grit Scratch Kitchen LLC
777 37 St Ste A100, Vero Beach
Routine Inspection on Feb. 8
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
10 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations
High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dish machine reading 0ppm. Primed and rechecked, now reading 100ppm **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Waffle mix found at 67F sitting out for under an hour. Operator moved to cooler to rapid chill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Verotown LLC
3901 26 St, Vero Beach
Complaint Inspection on Feb. 9
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
15 total violations, with 10 high-priority violations
High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. On shelf next to food.
High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Marinade made with fresh garlic cooling over night 45F **Warning**
High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. 0 ppm **Repeat Violation**
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw chicken over cooked chicken, raw beef over hot dogs. **Repeat Violation**
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over unwashed produce in the walk in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw chicken and beef over pork in walk in freezer.
High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Kimchi 1-29 and 2-1, ham 1-29
High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Kimchi made 2-1 and 2-2 found on 2-9
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Cooling
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. ) #1 ; sour cream (45F - Cold Holding); peeled boiled eggs (45F - Cold Holding); butter (45F - Cold Holding) **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: Vero Beach area restaurant and food truck inspections Feb. 5-11: Restaurant inspection: One Indian River is perfect; 6 fail
