Pensacola area restaurant inspections: Restaurants reported for roach,

Here’s the breakdown of recent restaurant inspections in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties for the week of Dec. 9-15. 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, two restaurants received an administrative complaint, one received a high priority violation, and 15 restaurants passed their first inspection with zero violations.

Database: Escambia and Santa County restaurant inspections

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.

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Two restaurants receive an administrative complaint

Restaurant NOLA

523 E. Gregory St.

Inspection details: ComplaintInspection on Dec. 11

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 Dec. 12 and met inspection standards.

Total violations: Nine total violations, with six 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. Observed Cajun cream 93 degrees Fahrenheit (cook/cool 3.5 hours) and seafood gumbo 100 degrees Fahrenheit (cook/cool four hours) in walk in cooler. Manager put ice on both items to rapidly chill. **Repeat Violation**
High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed one live flying insect in dry storage location in back of kitchen. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed one live roach on wall in dry storage location. Operator killed roach and sanitized location during inspection. **Admin Complaint**
High Priority – Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Observed approximately 22 rodent droppings on floor behind CO2 tanks in dry storage location in back of kitchen. Operator had employee clean up droppings and sanitize location. **Admin Complaint**
High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. Observed tuna, grouper and red fish fully thawed in ROP package that are labeled to taken out of package prior to thawing.
High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed egg wash 50 degrees Fahrenheit (held three hours) and Swai 47 degrees (held three hours) in reach in cooler. Manager put ice on both to rapidly chill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**

From follow-up inspection on Dec. 12:

High Priority – From follow-up inspection 2024-12-12: During callback, one live flying insect observed in dish washing location. **Admin Complaint**

Wild Greg’s

22 S. Palafox St.

Inspection details: Complaint Inspection on Dec. 13

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: Five total violations, with one high-priority violation

High Priority – Food with mold-like growth. See stop sale. Observed the following moldy food in walk in cooler: cauliflower, grapes, cucumber, broccoli, and whole watermelon.

One restaurant receives a high priority violation

Yummy

5100 N. Ninth Ave. G714 A

Inspection details: Complaint Partial Inspection on Dec. 12

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: Five total violations, with one high-priority violation

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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. No time mark for tapioca boba. Per operator, boba was cooked one hour ago. Operator made time marking and affixed it to boba container. **Corrected On-Site**

15 restaurants receive a perfect score

Aunt Katie’s, 3102 E. Cervantes St.
Eurasian Bistro Express, Mobile food dispensing vehicle
Coastal Cajun Cuisine, Mobile food dispensing vehicle
Celestine, 514 N. Baylen St.
Bhan Thai Cuisine, Mobile food dispensing vehicle
Cesars Concessions, Mobile food dispensing vehicle
Fannie Lou’s Ice Cream, 3101A E. Cervantes St.
Pensacola 18, 6595 N. W St.
Shannon’s Seafood Kitchen LLC, 7000 Pine Forest Road Suite A
The Brown Bagger Company, Mobile food dispensing vehicle
Coastal Chill Company LLC 2, 314 Gulf Breeze Parkway
Lv’s Best Lobster Roll, Mobile food dispensing vehicle
Taco Bell, 8708 Navarre Parkway
The Early Bird, Mobile food dispensing vehicle
Tonies Gumbo House and Cafe LLC, Mobile food dispensing vehicle

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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This article originally appeared on Pensacola News Journal: Escambia County area restaurant inspections: NOLA, Wild Greg’s cited

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