Pensacola sandwich shop receives administrative complaint for flying insects during inspection
Here's the breakdown of recent restaurant inspections in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties for the week of Jan. 1-7. 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, one restaurant was given an administrative complaint, one received a high priority violation and 17 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.
One restaurant receives an administrative complaint
Jimmy John’s, 5331 N. Palafox St., Suite A
Inspection details: Routine Inspection on Jan. 4Follow-up inspection: Violations require further review but are not an immediate threat to the public. A follow-up inspection is still required due to a food service manager lacking certification.
Total violations: Two total violations, with one high-priority violation
Details of high priority violations:
From initial inspection : High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed four live flying insects in the following areas: one in mop sink area, two in dry storage area, and one in three compartment sink area. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint** -
From follow-up inspection 2023-10-31: During callback, no live flying insects observed at time of inspection. *Complied* **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2024-01-04: Complied at previous inspection. **Admin Complaint**
One restaurants receives high priority violation
Waffle House #2382, 53 Brent Lane
Inspection details: Routine Inspection on Jan. 5
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: Three total violations, with two high-priority violations
Details of high priority violations:
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Following items held more than four hours: tomatoes 54 degrees Fahrenheit, lettuce 56 degrees Fahrenheit, cheese 55 degrees Fahrenheit, ham 55 degrees Fahrenheit, diced ham 54 degrees Fahrenheit, items held inside reach in cooler left side of flat top grill.
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Following items held more than four hours: tomatoes 54 degrees Fahrenheit, lettuce 56 degrees Fahrenheit, cheese 55 degrees Fahrenheit, ham 55 degrees Fahrenheit, diced ham 54 degrees Fahrenheit. Items held inside reach-in cooler left side of flat top grill. **Warning**
17 restaurants receive perfect score
Baskin Robbins, 4350 Bayou Blvd., Suite 2
Beef O Brady’s, 1 New Market St.
Culvers of Pensacola, 4400 Bayou Blvd.
Hattie Maries Café, 105 Louis St.
Jo’s As Always, 501 N. Ninth Ave.
Residence Inn by Marriott, 601 E. Chase St.
Taco Bell, 6 E. Nine Mile Road
The Happy Taco, 1803 S. Highway 95 A, Cantonment
The Olive Garden 1060, 5037 Bayou Blvd.
The Wacked Out Weiner Pensacola, 6675 Pine Forest Road Unit 5
Waffle House #586, 401 E. Gregory St. Unit S
Wendy’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers, 2200 S. U.S. Highway 29 #2, Cantonment
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Socio's Pizza and Pasta, 4430 E. Highway 90, Pace
Taco Bell, 3860 U.S. Highway 90, Pace
Taste of Thai, 2105 Tom St., Navarre
Tondra’s Café, 8855 State Road 87, Milton
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: Pensacola Jimmy John's receives administrative complaint during inspection
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