Here's the breakdown of recent restaurant inspections in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties for the week of Aug. 5-11. 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, two restaurants received an administrative complaint, two received high priority violations and 23 restaurants passed their first inspection with zero violations.
Database: E scambia and Santa County restaurant inspections
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.
Two restaurants receive an administrative complaint
Main Moon Chinese Restaurant
5444 Dogwood Drive
Inspection details: Complaint Inspection on Aug. 8 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 one high-priority violation
- High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired June 1, 2024 **Admin Complaint**
Chow Tyme Grill & Buffet Restaurant
6841 N. Ninth Ave.
Inspection details: Complaint Inspection on Aug. 7
Follow-up inspection: Violations required further review but were not an immediate threat to the public. The restaurant complied with a follow-up inspection the following day and met inspection standards. Total violations: Eight total violations, with two high priority violations
- High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed four flying insects in kitchen area. **Warning**
- High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired June 1, 2024 ** Admin Complaint **
Two restaurants receive high priority violations
Café Bistro
39 Via De Luna Drive
Inspection details: Routine Inspection on Aug. 9
Follow-up inspection: Violations require further review but are not an immediate threat to the public. Total violations: Four total violations, with two high-priority violations
- High Priority - Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less. Multiple cartons of shelled eggs at 81 degrees Fahrenheit, room temperature. Operator placed items in refrigerator. **Corrected on-site**
- High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cheese 54 degrees Fahrenheit held less than four hours.
Slick Lips Seafood
102 S. Palafox St.
Inspection details: Routine Inspection on Aug. 8
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: Six total violations, with two high-priority violations
- High Priority - Fish not held frozen before, during and after being packaged onsite using a reduced oxygen packaging method. See stop sale. Observed fresh grouper in walk-in cooler in reduced oxygen package held over 48 hours. **Warning**
- High Priority - Stop sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Observed fresh grouper in walk-in cooler in reduced oxygen package held over 48 hours.
23 restaurants receive a perfect score
- Camellia Grab-N-Go, 1617 W. Garden St.
- Ace’s on the Road, mobile
- Cejo Corner, 5472 Stewart St.
- Culver’s of Milton, 6389 U.S. Highway 90 East
- Locals Gon Greek, mobile
- McDonald’s, 6485 Caroline St.
- McKinely’s Café/ Sandwich Shop, 5262 Stewart St.
- Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, 3716 Gulf Breeze Parkway
- Texas Roadhouse, 6645 U.S. Highway 90
- The Spot Tavern, 5271 Stewart St.
- Waffle House, 4900 W. U.S. Highway 90
- Weber’s Sate World, 6056 Stewart St.
- Whataburger, 5648 Woodbine Road
- Whataburger, 5346 Stewart St.
- Bluefin Poke, 501 S. Palafox St., Suite 10
- Burger King, 8040 U.S. Highway 98 West
- Burger King, 7960 Pine Forest Road
- Graffiti Pizza, 210 S. Palafox St.
- Hampton Inn & Suites, 8021 Lavelle Way
- Holiday Inn Express Pensacola Beach, 333 Fort Pickens Road
- Shaggy’s Pensacola Beach, 701 Pensacola Beach Blvd.
- Veronica’s Dream, mobile
- Wing Stop 2425, 6705 Pine Forest Road
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: Escambia County area restaurant inspections: Four restaurants receive high violations
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