Here’s the breakdown of restaurant inspections in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties for the week of Aug. 11-17. 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 from the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, three restaurants received an administrative complaint, three restaurants received a high-priority violation, and 23 restaurants passed their first inspection with zero violations.
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.
Three restaurants receive an administrative complaint
Wako Japanese Cuisine
5045 N. Ninth Ave.
Inspection details: Complaint Inspection on Aug. 13
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: Eight total violations, with three high-priority violations
From follow-up inspection on Aug. 14: Shrimp 48 degrees Fahrenheit for one hour, salmon 40 degrees Fahrenheit, cream cheese 48 degrees Fahrenheit one hour, krab stick 43 degrees Fahrenheit. **Time Extended**
From follow-up inspection on Aug. 15: Upon inspection, sushi bar temperatures are precooked shrimp 43 degrees Fahrenheit, krab stick 41-43 degrees Fahrenheit. Cream cheese 47 degrees Fahrenheit Ambient Cooling 30 minutes. Salmon was read at 48 degrees Fahrenheit and was placed in sushi bar reach-in cooler 30 minutes ago from walk-in cooler. Inspector checked temperature of salmon in walk-in cooler, finding 45 to 47 degrees Fahrenheit and has not been removed from cooler today. See stop sale. Ambient air temperature in walk-in cooler was found to be 47 degrees Fahrenheit. **Admin Complaint**
Jo’s As Always
501 N. Ninth Ave.
Inspection details: Routine Inspection on Aug. 14
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: One total, high-priority violation
Mama’s Tacos
2256 E. Olive Road
Inspection details: Complaint Inspection on Aug. 13
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: Nine violations, with four high priority violations
From follow-up inspection on Aug. 14:
Prep area reach-in cooler is no longer being used and is being replaced. Walk-in cooler is still in use but repairs are scheduled later today. Walk-in cooler: refried beans cooked last night 56 degrees Fahrenheit. See stop sale. Beef 65 degrees Fahrenheit Ambient Cooling 45 minutes. Other walk-in cooler items have been determined to be out of temperature for approximately 30 minutes from truck delivery: pork, chicken, and preshredded lettuce all at 45 degrees Fahrenheit. Make line reach-in cooler: lettuce 41 degrees Fahrenheit, shredded cheese 43 degrees Fahrenheit. Bean dip unavailable at time of callback inspection. **Admin Complaint**
From follow-up inspection on Aug. 15:
New prep area reach-in cooler has been received and holding cold at 38 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach-in cooler: pork 60 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook Cooling two hours. In walk-in cooler: beef 45 degrees Fahrenheit, Cook Cooling overnight, preshredded lettuce 45 degrees Fahrenheit time undetermined. See stop sale. Chicken 43 degrees Fahrenheit, pork 46 degrees Fahrenheit Cook Cooling two hours. **Admin Complaint**
Three restaurants receive a high priority violation
Chow Tyme Grill & Buffet Restaurant
6841 N. Ninth Ave.
Inspection details: Complaint Inspection on Aug. 14
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: Nine total violations, with three high-priority violations
Golden Corral
2260 Langley Ave.
Inspection details: Complaint Inspection on Aug. 15
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: Five total violations, with two high-priority violations
St. Michaels Brewing Company
2199 Highway 87 S., Navarre
Inspection details: Routine Inspection on Aug. 12
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: One total, high priority violation
23 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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This article originally appeared on Pensacola News Journal: Pensacola area restaurant inspections: 6 restaurants receive major violations
Reporting by Brittany Misencik, Pensacola News Journal / Pensacola News Journal
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