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Pensacola area restaurant inspections: One restaurant temporarily closed, four receive high violations

Pensacola area restaurant inspections: One restaurant temporarily closed, four receive high violations

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Here's the breakdown of restaurant inspections in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties for the week of July 14-20. 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 temporarily closed, two restaurants received an administrative complaint, two restaurants received a high-priority violation and 31 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.
One restaurant temporarily closed
Andy D's
8649 Gulf Blvd.
Inspection details: Complaint Inspection on July 15
Follow-up inspection: Operations ordered stopped until violations were corrected. The restaurant complied with a follow-up inspection on July 16.
Total violations: 12 total violations, with three high-priority violations
High Priority - Live, small flying insects found. Observed approximately 20 live flies in the following location: 11 live flies on walls, prep tables and mop sink in back kitchen. Five live flies on clean drink glasses at dish washing area. One live fly on clean plates on shelf next to make line. Three live flies on upright reach in freezer in back kitchen. **Warning**
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Fish container over coleslaw container in walk-in cooler.
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Items held underneath reach in cooler underneath flat top grill in kitchen. Items held for more than four hours: fish 55 degrees Fahrenheit, shrimp 57 degrees Fahrenheit, beef 60 degrees Fahrenheit, cheese 60 degrees Fahrenheit. **Warning**
Andy D's responds: Navarre Beach restaurant briefly closes, reopens after 'tireless deep cleaning'
Two restaurants receive an administrative complaint
Yolicious Frozen Yogurt and Sweets
5100 N. Ninth Ave.
Inspection details: Complaint Inspection on July 16
Follow-up inspection: These 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 and one administrative complaint
Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Observed eight dead roaches in the following locations: one between window facing ice cream freezer and customer facing ice cream freezer, six in cabinet under reach-in cooler, and two in cabinet with dry goods under pastry display. **Admin Complaint**
High priority: Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Milk at 50 degrees Fahrenheit, ice cream mix 49 degrees Fahrenheit. Both items for approximately two hours.
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Tapioca boba has no time marking. Per operator, was made three hours ago.
Hungry Howie's
4475 Woodbine Road, Unit #1, Pace
Inspection details: Complaint Inspection on July 16
Follow-up inspection: Violations required further review, but were not an immediate threat to the public. The restaurant complied with a follow-up inspection on July 17.
Total violations: Seven total violations, with one high-priority violation
High priority: Live, small flying insects found. Upon inspection, observed two small flying insects by back door inside kitchen. **Admin Complaint**
Two restaurants receive high-priority violations
Beardless Brewhaus
Mobile food dispensing vehicle
Inspection details: Complaint Inspection on July 15
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 one high-priority violation
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Upon arriving for inspection, license noted to be expired. Manager was able to renew license during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse
5108 N. Ninth Ave.
Inspection details: Complaint Inspection on July 14
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 one high-priority violation
High priority: Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dishmachine highest reading 25 parts per million. Operator began troubleshooting and observed lots of air bubbles in line. Repair services called. **Warning**
31 restaurants receive a perfect score
Burger King, 8590 Navarre Parkway
Sauce Boss Burger Co., Mobile food dispensing vehicle
Sauce Boss Burger Co. 2, Mobile food dispensing vehicle
All About Boba at The Garden, 501 S. Palafox St., Kiosk #7
Arby's, 1494 S. Highway 29
Azalea Cocktail Lounge, 810 N. Davis Highway
Blue Dot BBQ, 310 N. Devilliers St.
Burger King #35, 4498 Mobile Highway
Burger King #6624, 8040 U.S. Highway 98 West
Dairy Queen Grill & Chill, 211 E. Nine Mile Road
Domino's Pizza, 9100 W. U.S. Highway 98
Little Caesars, 6879 N. Ninth Ave.
Pupuseria Nuevo Amanecer LLC, Mobile food dispensing vehicle
Shrimp Basket, 5a Via De Luna Drive
Sonic Drive-In, 8986 Pensacola Blvd.
Subway, 8187 W. Fairfield Drive
Subway, 3014 W. Michigan Ave., Unit 2
Subway, 8970 Pensacola Blvd.
Subway Sandwiches & Salads, 1550 S. Highway 29
Surf & Sand Hotel, 40 Fort Pickens Road
Taco Bell, 6 E. Nine Mile Road
The Happy Taco, 1803 S. Highway 95 A
The Hide Away, Mobile food dispensing vehicle
The Wharf Fish and Oyster Co, 400 Quietwater Beach Road #13
Waffle House, 4701 Mobile Highway
Waffle House, 401 E. Gregory St. Unit A
Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers, 2 New Market St.
Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers, 1706 W. Fairfield Drive
Taqueria Oaxaca, mobile food dispensing vehicle
Bousen Buddies Cruisen Kitchen, mobile food dispensing vehicle
Kadiang's Lumpia House3840 Garcon Point 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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