Here’s the breakdown of restaurant inspections in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties for the weeks of July 6-12. 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.
During the latest round of inspections by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, one restaurant received an administrative complaint, three restaurants were cited for high-priority violations and 26 restaurants received a perfect score.
One restaurant receives an administrative complaint
Happy Place Pub & Play
5661 Quintette Road, Pace
Inspection details: Complaint Inspection on July 8
Follow-up inspection: Violations required further review, but were not an immediate threat to the public. The restaurant complied with a follow-up inspection on July 9 and met inspection standards.
Total violations: Four total violations, with three high-priority violations
Three restaurant high-priority violation
Leisure Club Coffee Bar
1151 Office Woods Drive Suite A
Inspection details: Complaint Inspection on July 10
Follow-up inspection: Violations required further review but were not an immediate threat to the public. The restaurant complied with a follow-up inspection later on July 10.
Total violations: One total, high-priority violation
Baja Mexican
4865 Highway 90
Inspection details: Routine Inspection on July 9
Follow-up inspection: Violations required further review, but were not an immediate threat to the public. The restaurant complied with a follow-up inspection on July 10.
Total violations: Two total, high-priority violations
Jersey Mike’s Subs
4792 Highway 90, Pace
Inspection details: Routine Inspection on July 10
Follow-up inspection: Violations require further review but are not an immediate threat to the public. A follow-up inspection is still required.
Total violations: Three total violations, with one high-priority violation
26 restaurants receive a perfect score
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.
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