Restaurant inspections: All restaurants pass first inspection without a single violation
Here's the breakdown of recent restaurant inspections in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties for the week of March 4-10. 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 13 restaurants passed their first inspection with zero violations.
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.
13 restaurants receive a perfect first inspection:
Aragon Café, 47 N. Ninth Ave.
Home2/True by Hilton Pensacola Airport Medical Center, 5109 Bayou Blvd.
IHOP #36-251, 7930 Pine Forest Road
Native Café, 45 Via de Luna Drive
Paddy O' Leary’s Irish Pub, 59 Via De Luna Drive
Philly’s, 2166 W. Nine Mile Road
Sabine Sandbar Sunset Bar and Grill, 715 Pensacola Beach Blvd.
Shannon’s Seafood Restaurant, 7000 Pine Forest Road, Suite A
Taco Latino, mobile
The Wacked Out Weiner Food Truck, mobile
Traci’s Cherished Creations, mobile
Whiskey Joe’s, mobile
Krystal, 6663 Caroline St., 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.
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