7 Indian River County restaurants fail inspection
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Here's the breakdown for recent health inspections in Indian River County, Florida, for the week of Aug. 21-27, 2023. Please note that some more recent, follow-up inspections may not be included here.
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 Aug. 21-27 inspections and no violations were found.
Sonny's Real Pit Bar-B-Q Of Vero Beach, 5001 20 St, Vero Bch**
The Boulevard Tennis Club, 1620 Bld Village Ln, Vero Beach**
** Restaurants that failed an inspection and aced a follow-up inspection in the same week
Which Indian River County restaurants had high priority violations?
Boiler
3402 Ocean Drive, Vero Beach
Routine Inspection on Aug. 21
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
2 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. **Admin Complaint**
Citrus Grillhouse
1050 Easter Lilly Lane, Vero Beach
Routine Inspection on Aug. 21
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 - 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 machine 3x and primed and still reading zero ppm. Operator has called for service **Warning**
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Operator made payment during inspection, verified by office **Corrected On-Site**
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Unwashed mushrooms over rte desert **Corrected On-Site**
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. rigatoni (43F - Cold Holding); avocado cream a (56F - Cold Holding); mashed potatoes (55F - Cold Holding); clarified butter (52F - Cold Holding); blue cheese (55F - Cold Holding) cooked shrimp (55F - Cold Holding); crab salad (53F - Cold Holding) **Warning**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. rigatoni (43F - Cold Holding); avocado cream a (56F - Cold Holding); mashed potatoes (55F - Cold Holding); clarified butter (52F - Cold Holding); blue cheese (55F - Cold Holding) cooked shrimp (55F - Cold Holding); crab salad (53F - Cold Holding) **Warning**
Hungry Howie's Pizza & Subs 3032
2150 58 Ave, Vero Beach
Routine Inspection on Aug. 23
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
5 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. **Admin Complaint**
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Spaghetti cooked yesterday found at 54°
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Spaghetti cooked yesterday found at 54° cold holding
Oniku Hibachi
4125 9 Street SW #A101, Vero Beach
Complaint Inspection on Aug. 22
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
20 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations
High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored.
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Counted 8 live flies in kitchen, called supervisor on duty and told to put on next day callback
High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food.
Sonny's Real Pit Bar-B-Q Of Vero Beach
5001 20 St, Vero Bch
Routine Inspection on Aug. 23
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 - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Manager educated employee who washed hands. **Corrected On-Site**
High Priority - Grease overflowing onto floor/ground. Upon arrival of inspection discovered that plumber is here regarding a blocked grease trap on outside of building. The grease line is a dedicated line that bypasses the main building. An area of approximately 1 foot square has grease on it, but plumber is actively working on it. **Warning**
Subway 2978
5966 20th St, Vero Beach
Routine Inspection on Aug. 23
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 - Container of medicine improperly stored. On counter with slicer. **Corrected On-Site**
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. **Admin Complaint**
The Boulevard Tennis Club
1620 Bld Village Ln, Vero Beach
Routine Inspection on Aug. 21
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 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. Reading zero after 3 attempts, operator has placed service call **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-21: Time extended for 4 days **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: Vero Beach area restaurant and food truck inspections Aug. 21-27: Restaurant inspection: 7 Indian River fail
