It was a good week for restaurant inspections. Not one received a high priority violation
Here's the breakdown of recent restaurant inspections in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties for the week of Jan. 29- Feb. 4. 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, not a single restaurant received a high priority violation, and 19 restaurants were awarded a perfect score on the first try.
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.
19 restaurants receive a perfect score:
Bello Honduras, mobile
Bobby Joes Tacos, mobile
Breadwinners Bistro, 1717 N. T St.
Cactus Flower Food Truck, mobile
Holiday Inn Express Pensacola Beach, 333 Fort Pickens Road
Holiday Inn Resort Ice Cream Shop, 14 Via DeLuna Drive
Joe’s Caribe, mobile
Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen 186, 4511 Saufley Field Road
Porky’s Pizza, 500 N. U.S. Highway 29 A
Strikerz, 3200 N. Palafox St.
True Grit American Bistro, 6675 Pine Forest Road, #12
UFO’s Mini Golf, Ice Cream & Arcade, 2 Via De Luna Drive
Wendy’s, 7012 North Davis Highway
Ace’s on the Road, mobile
Charley’s Philly Steaks, 9360 Navarre Parkway
Culver’s of Milton, 6389 U.S. Highway 90
The Prost Office Brewery, 6821 Caroline St.
Waffle House, 2662 Avalon Blvd.
Waffle House, 4900 West U.S. Highway 90
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.
This article originally appeared on Pensacola News Journal: Escambia, Santa Rosa inspections 19 restaurants receive perfect score