Inspections: Suntree food truck earns perfect report; 5 restaurants handed admin complaints
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Last month ended well for Brevard restaurants, not one having been found deserving of shuttering July 23 through 31 by inspectors from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation Division of Hotels and Restaurants.
Strong Island Ice Cream and Smoothies, a food truck based at 3280 Suntree Blvd., Melbourne, was the sole food seller found without flaw, and not on its initial inspection, the vehicle having been handed a similar salute in March.
Five restaurants were given administrative complaints.
Heather's Place, 1391 Clearlake Road, Cocoa, was found with 13 violations July 29, including four of high priority:
"Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found,” which earned a complaint.
“Dented/rusted cans present,” for which it was issued a stop-sale.
“Stop-sale issued (due to) on time/temperature control for safety . . . . Ambient air temperature reading at 50 degrees, cold-holding.
“Time/temperature control for safety food cold-held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.”
Dead roaches also were found on the premises, a basic violation that also resulted in an administrative complaint.
A follow-up inspection is required.
Yummy Chinese & Hibachi Restaurant, 190 Malabar Road, Palm Bay, was marked for 16 infractions July 29, including three of high priority:
“Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.”
“Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer; not all products commercially packaged.”
“Time/temperature control for safety: food, other than whole meat roast, hot-held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.”
The inspector did not include the cause for the administrative complaint in his or her notes. A follow-up inspection is required.
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Side Pocket Sports Pub, 816 E. Eau Gallie Blvd., Indian Harbour Beach, had four violations July 26, but one of them was the high-priority, “Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license,” so the complaint was issued.
A follow-up inspection is required.
Cuban Island Restaurant, 2910 N. State Road A1A, Indialantic, had seven infractions, three of high priority, July 26:
“Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license,” which merited the admin complaint.
“Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food.”
“Time/temperature control for safety: Food, other than whole meat roast, hot-held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.”
A follow-up inspection is required.
Denny's, 1245 N. Atlantic Ave., Cocoa Beach, was hit with 16 infractions July 26 and 28, including three of high priority on the first visit:
“Time/temperature control for safety: Food cold-held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit,” for which it received a complaint.
“Stop-sale issued on time/temperature control for safety . . . due to temperature abuse.”
“Time/temperature control for safety: food cold-held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.”
Three violations were found July 28, but Denny’s was in compliance with state regulations.
Country Barn Café, 575 S. Wickham Road, West Melbourne was by far the most prolific offender of the time period with 66, having been marked for 34 violations, including 10 of high priority, July 25; 27 violations, with three of high priority, July 26; and five violations July 28.
Last week, it was followed by:
Woody's Bar-B-Q, 2227 New Haven Ave., West Melbourne, 25 violations
Twisted Birch Sports Bar, 1279 Admiralty Blvd., Rockledge, 20
New China, 2253 W. New Haven Ave., Melbourne, 19
Bunky's Raw Bar & Grill, 2372 N. State Road A1A, Indialantic, 18
Malabar Mo's, 2805 Malabar Road, Malabar; and McDonald’s, 25 W. Hibiscus Blvd., Melbourne, 17 (16 violations July 26 and 1 violation July 28)
Crowne Plaza, 2605 N. State Road A1A, Melbourne, 16
Baci, 760 Barnes Blvd., Rockledge, 15
Rib City, 5390 S. Hwy. 1, Grant, 14.
Once again, sometimes, a restaurant may be marked for infractions because evidence of vermin is found, but sometimes it may feel the sting because its licenses or training are not up-to-date, or because it has broken molding or a failing cooler. Furthermore, not all violators or their infractions are listed here. Get the whole story at data.floridatoday.com/restaurant-inspections/brevard.
If you notice abuses of state standards, report them and DBPR will send inspectors. Call 1-850-487-1395.
What restaurant inspection terms mean
What does all that terminology in state restaurant inspections mean?
Basic violations are those considered against best practices.
Intermediate violations are those which, if not addressed, could lead to factors that contribute to foodborne illness or injury, including insufficient personnel training, documentation or record keeping and labeling.
High-priority violations are those that could contribute directly to foodborne illness or injury, such as in cooking, reheating, cooling and handwashing.
A warning is issued after an inspector documents a violation 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. Administrative complaints may be issued for basic, intermediate or high-priority infractions.
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. In this circumstance, the Division of Hotels and Restaurants director has determined that the establishment must stop doing business and any division license is suspended to protect the health, safety or welfare of the public.
Twenty-four-hour call-back inspections are performed after emergency closures or suspensions of licenses and an establishment may reopen only after inspection shows that all high-priority violations that caused the suspension are corrected.
For additional information, go tomyfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/inspections.
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