Here’s the breakdown for recent restaurant inspections in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties for the week of Nov. 13-19. 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 did not pass its first inspections and received an administrative complaint, an additional four restaurants did not pass their first inspections and received at least one high priority violation and 22 restaurants were awarded a perfect score on the first try. A full list of those restaurants who received a perfect score can be found at the bottom of this article.

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 administrative complaint

New York Pizza District, 7552 Navarre Parkway, Suite 14

Inspection details: Routine Inspection on Nov. 13

Follow-up inspection: Violations require further review but are not an immediate threat to the public.

Total violations: Three total violations, with one high-priority violationDetails of high priority violations:

• High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired June 1, 2023. **Admin Complaint**

Four restaurants receive high priority violations

Casks and Flights, 121 S. Palafox Place, Suite B

Inspection details: Routine Inspection on Nov. 17

Follow-up inspection: Violations require further review but are not an immediate threat to the public.

Total violations: Six total violations, with four high-priority violationsDetails of high priority violations:

• High Priority – Food with mold-like growth. See stop sale. Observed moldy shredded cheese in upright reach in cooler in kitchen. Operator disposed of cheese during inspection.
• High Priority – Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less. Observed shell eggs 62 degrees Fahrenheit (ambient air).
• High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed shell eggs 62 degrees Fahrenheit (ambient air), shredded cheese 60 degrees Fahrenheit (over 24 hours), and chorizo 61 degrees Fahrenheit (over 24 hours).
• High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed shell eggs 62 degrees Fahrenheit (ambient air), shredded cheese 60 degrees Fahrenheit (over 24 degrees Fahrenheit), and chorizo 61 degrees Fahrenheit (over 24 degrees Fahrenheit). See stop sale. **Warning**

Yummy Poke Bowl & Bubble Tea, 1741 E. Nine Mile Road, Suite 8

Inspection details: Routine Inspection on Nov. 15

Follow-up inspection: Violations required further review but were not an immediate threat to the public. The restaurant complied with a follow-up inspection the next day with zero violations.

Total violations: Seven total violations, with four high-priority violationsDetails of high priority violations:

• High Priority – Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within two hours. Rice on front line cook cooling for over two hours: One pot at 91 degrees Fahrenheit, another pot of rice at 85 degrees Fahrenheit. In walk-in cooler: Tapioca boba at 77 degrees Fahrenheit cook cooling over two hours. **Warning**
• High Priority – Nonexempt fish offered raw or undercooked has not undergone proper parasite destruction. Fish must be fully cooked or discarded. Salmon offered raw. No proof of parasite destruction provided during inspection. **Warning**
• High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Front line reach in cooler: Items out of temperature greater than four hours: noodles 44 degrees Fahrenheit, cooked chicken 47 degrees Fahrenheit, fish 46 degrees Fahrenheit, spicy salmon 48 degrees Fahrenheit. Rice on front line cook cooling for over two hours: One pot at 91 degrees Fahrenheit, another pot of rice at 85 degrees Fahrenheit. In walk-in cooler: Tapioca boba at 77 degrees Fahrenheit cook cooling over two hours. **Warning**
• High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Front line reach in cooler: Items out of temperature greater than four hours: noodles 44 degrees Fahrenheit, cooked chicken 47 degrees Fahrenheit, fish 46 degrees Fahrenheit, spicy salmon 48 degrees Fahrenheit. See stop sale **Warning**

John Seafood, 6399 N. Ninth Ave.

Inspection details: Routine Inspection on Nov. 13

Follow-up inspection: Violations required further review but were not an immediate threat to the public. The restaurant complied with a follow-up inspection the next day with zero violations.

Total violations: Five total violations, with three high-priority violationsDetails of high priority violations:

• High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken over raw shrimp in walk in cooler. Operator changed places of shrimp and chicken during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
• High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach in cooler across from fryers: shrimp at 45 degrees Fahrenheit, fish at 47 degrees Fahrenheit, separate container of fish at 45 degrees Fahrenheit. All for three hours. **Warning**
• High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Splitter at mop sink missing automatic vacuum breaker from either side.

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 193, 6401 N. Ninth Ave.

Inspection details: Routine Inspection on Nov. 13

Follow-up inspection: Violations required further review but were not an immediate threat to the public. The restaurant complied with a follow-up inspection the next day with zero violations.

Total violations: Five total violations, with one high-priority violationDetails of high priority violations:

• High Priority – Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual ware washing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Sanitizer reading at 0 parts per million. Operator fixed a way for dispenser to pull sanitizer. Corrected to 150 parts per million. **Corrected On-Site**

22 restaurants receive perfect score

1. Captain D’s, 6387 Pensacola Blvd.
2. Cesars Concessions, mobile food truck
3. Founaris Brothers Greek Restaurant, 6911 Pensacola Blvd.
4. I Heart Bento, 875 E. Nine Mile Road, Suite 10
5. Jordan Valley, mobile food truck
6. KJ’s Fried Kitchen, mobile food truck
7. La Michoacana, 5800 N. W St., Unit 1
8. Melt, mobile food truck
9. Mexican Corn Cook Number 2, mobile food truck
10. Monster Cone Pensacola, mobile food truck
11. Pineapple Express, mobile food truck
12. Rinconcito Catracho Inc., mobile food truck
13. Sweet Love, mobile food truck
14. Taco Bell, 305 S. New Warrington Road
15. Taste of Lebanon, mobile food truck
16. Beadless Brewhaus 2, 5642 Woodbine Road
17. Buh’s BBQ 2, 9532 Navarre Parkway
18. McDonald’s, 8644 Navarre Parkway
19. Public Affairs Gastropub, mobile food truck
20. Sauce Boss Burger Co. 2, mobile food truck
21. Turtle Roll 3, mobile food truck
22. Windjammers on the Pier, 8579 Gulf Blvd.

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.

Visit data.pnj.com/restaurant-inspections to read more.