5 Indian River 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 Indian River County restaurant inspections site.

Here's the breakdown for recent health inspections in Indian River County, Florida, for the week of July 15-21, 2024. Please note that some more recent, follow-up inspections may not be included here.

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For full restaurant inspection details, visit our Indian River County restaurant inspection site.

Which Indian River County restaurants had high priority violations?

Asian House Kitchen

5220 Us Highway 1 Unit 101, Vero Beach

Routine Inspection on July 18

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

8 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations

• High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Reuse of lo main noodle bags to store cooked pork in walk in cooler **Repeat Violation**
• High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 4-1-24. **Admin Complaint**
• High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked chicken sitting out next to fryers at 68f for less than an hour. Manager stated it is kept at temperature and moved to cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**

Captain Hiram's

1606 Indian River Dr, Sebastian

Complaint Inspection on July 15

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

12 total violations, with 5 high-priority violations

• High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee came in from dining area, applied gloves without washing hands
• High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw fish over precooked boil bags with corn and precooked crab legs **Corrected On-Site**
• High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken over raw fish in the cook line cooler drawer. **Corrected On-Site**
• High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. All items listed below recommend to rapid chill place in coolers at 8:30 found at 11:00 Fryer cooler- grouper 45 F - cold holding; cooked wings 45 -; Cole slaw 50 F - cold holding; crab cake 46 F - cold holding; Raw fish over crab legs and corn Raw shrimp 46, cod 45; calamari 46F Raw shrimp 46, cod 45; calamari 46 Prep station- sliced tomato's 45F ;Cole slaw 44F, Raw beef patties 41 F - cold holding; mani 41 F - cold holding; Single door reach in cooler milk 50 F - cold holding; portioned butter 42 F - cold holding; milk 46 F - cold holding; Shucked oysters 45 F - cold holding; shucked yesterday
• High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Hose bib under paper towel missing back flow preventer sand bar

Captain Hiram's

1606 Indian River Dr, Sebastian

Complaint Inspection on July 16

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

7 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations

High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. All items listed below recommend to rapid chill place in coolers at 8:30 found at 11:00 Fryer cooler- grouper 45 F - cold holding; cooked wings 45 -; Cole slaw 50 F - cold holding; crab cake 46 F - cold holding; Raw fish over crab legs and corn Raw shrimp 46, cod 45; calamari 46F Raw shrimp 46, cod 45; calamari 46 Prep station- sliced tomato's 45F ;Cole slaw 44F, Raw beef patties 41 F - cold holding; mani 41 F - cold holding; Single door reach in cooler milk 50 F - cold holding; portioned butter 42 F - cold holding; milk 46 F - cold holding; Shucked oysters 45 F - cold holding; shucked yesterday - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-16: Salsa 56 F - cold holding; raw grouper 45 F - cold holding; cod 43 F - cold holding; cooked chicken wings 46 F - cold holding; top cooler cod 43 F - cold holding; raw shrimp 44 F - cold holding; **Admin Complaint**

• High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Hose bib under paper towel missing back flow preventer sand bar - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-16: **Time Extended**

Coastal Bagels

777 37 St Ste A100, Vero Beach

Food-Licensing Inspection Inspection on July 18

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 - Displayed food not properly protected from contamination. Bagels are displayed on peg board at front counter - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-18: **Time Extended**
• High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Establishment operating without a license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Operator must obtain a public food service license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants within 60 days. Submit a license application and payment to DBPR/Bureau of Central Intake Unit, 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0783. To apply online or obtain an application for license visit http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/ Arrived to licensing inspection. Unable to issue temporary license due to operator needing to go through plan review for changes. Establishment is open and operating.**Warning** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-18: Establishment is pending licensing due to plan review. **Time Extended**

Fujiyama Japanese Steakhouse

5959 20 St #110, Vero Beach

Routine Inspection on July 15

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

9 total violations, with 3 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. Reading 0pp, primed and now reading 100ppm **Corrected On-Site**
• High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Raw shelled eggs over produce in walk in cooler. Raw chicken over carrots. **Corrected On-Site**
• High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Scallops on cook line 53f. 2nd display case in sushi bar: Crab stix 63f Cooked shrimp 62f. Manager stated that case got turned off on accident. Items were just put in case 40 minutes ago. Advised manager to move items to rapid chill until cooler is cooled down.

Willy's Bar & Grill LLC

130 N Broadway St, Fellsmere

Complaint Inspection on July 18

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 - Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. 4 droppings between AC handler units. Ac handler units are located off ground on platform in a far back corner of kitchen. Operator stated that AC units were just replaced a week ago and they tore equipment out of ceiling. **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.

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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.