2 Martin 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 Martin County restaurant inspections site.

Here’s the breakdown for recent health inspections in Martin County, Florida, for the week of Feb. 5-11, 2024. Please note that some more recent, follow-up inspections may not be included here.

St. Lucie County: One restaurant gets perfect score; 2 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 Martin County restaurant inspection site.

Which Martin County restaurants had high priority violations?

Big Apple Pizza

3120 SE Federal Hwy, Stuart

Routine Inspection on Feb. 5

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

6 total violations, with 4 high-priority violations

• High Priority – Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Observed Canned Black olives dented to seam.
• High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 12/1/2023
• High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. pizza sauce (ingredients added) (51F – Cold Holding) Observed sitting on counter by pizza station. Per operator, not prepared or portioned today. Per operator, out of temperature approximately 30 minutes. Operator decided to use time control. Operator placed time stamp for remaining 3.5 hours. ; Beverage cooler: chicken wings (46F – Cold Holding) Per operator, not prepared or portioned today. Per operator, out of temperature for approximately 2 hours. Operator returned to walk in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
• High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Observed Sliced cheese pizza with no time mark. Per operator, out of temperature for approximately 2 hours. Operator placed time mark. **Corrective Action Taken**

Tako Tiki

3340 NE Pineapple Ave, Jensen Beach

Complaint Inspection on Feb. 5

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

3 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations

• High Priority – – From initial inspection : High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed Raw tuna over ready prepared sandwiches reach in cooler at cook line. Operator stored properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2024-02-05: Observed Raw tuna stored over lettuce at reach in cooler on cook line. **Admin Complaint**
• High Priority – – From initial inspection : High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Observed ground beef over Diced beef tenderloin chain meat at tall reach in cooler by kitchen area. Operator stored properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2024-02-05: Observed raw ground beef over raw beef tenderloin at tall stainless reach in cooler. **Admin Complaint**

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: 2 Martin County restaurants fail inspection