Does Florida grade restaurants in St. Lucie County?

No. The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation inspects restaurants and records violations, but it does not issue letter grades or scores. The A–F grades shown here are calculated by us from those public inspection records.

How many restaurant inspections are on file for St. Lucie County?

We hold 223 DBPR inspection records covering 86 St. Lucie County restaurants, from July 9, 2025 to June 23, 2026 — an average of 2.6 inspections per restaurant.

What is the most common health violation in St. Lucie County?

Code 14 — Food-contact & nonfood-contact surfaces properly designed/maintained — recorded 101 times at 47 different St. Lucie County restaurants.

Inspection records · Florida DBPR

St. Lucie County Restaurant Inspections

223Inspections

86Restaurants

83%Grade A

4Enforcement actions

St. Lucie County inspects well by Central Florida standards: 83% of the 86 restaurants we grade here hold an A. That works out to 2.6 inspections per restaurant over the period, including routine visits, callbacks and complaint-driven checks.

Records cover inspections from July 9, 2025 to June 23, 2026, drawn from Florida DBPR public inspection data.

This grade is calculated by us from Florida DBPR public inspection records — Florida does not issue official grades. How we calculate it →

Grade distribution in St. Lucie County

Florida issues no official restaurant grades. Each score below is calculated by us from the restaurant’s most recent DBPR inspection — 100 points less 8 for every high-priority violation, 3 for every intermediate and 1 for every basic — then banded A to F. Of 86 graded St. Lucie County restaurants, 71 hold an A and 2 sit at D or F.

Grade	Score range	Restaurants	Share
A	90–100	71	83%
B	80–89	8	9%
C	70–79	5	6%
D	60–69	1	1%
F	below 60	1	1%

Most recent enforcement actions in St. Lucie County

These are inspections that ended in something stronger than a routine pass — an administrative complaint or an emergency order — newest first. Across the whole record set St. Lucie County has 4 such actions and 35 inspections that closed with a warning.

June 22, 2026

AMC PORT ST LUCIE 14 · Port St Lucie

Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended
September 4, 2025

SWEETIES DINER LLC · Fort Pierce

Administrative complaint recommended
August 15, 2025

PUEBLO VIEJO · Port St Lucie

Administrative complaint recommended
July 30, 2025

CASA AMIGOS AUTHENTIC MEXICAN RESTAURANT · Port St Lucie

Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended

Most common violations in St. Lucie County

Code 14 leads the county's violation list, appearing 101 times across 47 St. Lucie County restaurants.

Ranked by how often each code was cited across all 223 inspections. The official DBPR wording is given first, then what it means in practice.

1 Code 14 101 citations · 47 restaurants

Food-contact & nonfood-contact surfaces properly designed/maintained

Equipment or work surfaces were damaged, worn or built in a way that cannot be properly cleaned.
2 Code 31 84 citations · 42 restaurants

Handwash sinks accessible; handwashing supplies & sign provided

A handwash sink was blocked, or missing soap, towels or its required sign, so staff could not wash hands properly.
3 Code 22 78 citations · 42 restaurants

Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized

Surfaces that touch food were not clean and sanitised — one of the most direct routes to contamination.
4 Code 36 62 citations · 35 restaurants

Floors, walls, ceilings clean & maintained; proper ventilation

Floors, walls or ceilings were dirty or in disrepair, or ventilation was inadequate — a housekeeping failure rather than a direct food risk.
5 Code 08 56 citations · 31 restaurants

Cross-contamination: raw foods separated; food protected during prep/storage

Raw and ready-to-eat foods were not kept apart, or food was left unprotected during prep or storage — the classic cross-contamination failure.
6 Code 03 50 citations · 34 restaurants

Temperature control of foods (cold/hot holding, cooking, cooling, reheating)

Food was held, cooked, cooled or reheated outside safe temperatures. This is the violation most often linked to foodborne illness.
7 Code 01 45 citations · 25 restaurants

Food from approved source; safe, unadulterated, sound condition

Food came from an unapproved source, or was spoiled, damaged or otherwise unsound.
8 Code 29 43 citations · 31 restaurants

Plumbing installed & maintained; mop sink; backflow prevention

Plumbing faults: leaks, missing backflow prevention, or a mop sink problem.
9 Code 23 32 citations · 23 restaurants

Nonfood-contact surfaces clean

Surfaces that do not touch food directly — shelving, cabinet exteriors, equipment housings — were dirty.
10 Code 35 30 citations · 20 restaurants

Insects/rodents/pests; outer openings protected against pests

Evidence of insects or rodents, or gaps in the building that let pests in.

Explore St. Lucie County restaurants

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St. Lucie County restaurant inspections — FAQ

Does Florida grade restaurants in St. Lucie County?: No. The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation inspects restaurants and records violations, but it does not issue letter grades or scores. The A–F grades shown here are calculated by us from those public inspection records.
How many restaurant inspections are on file for St. Lucie County?: We hold 223 DBPR inspection records covering 86 St. Lucie County restaurants, from July 9, 2025 to June 23, 2026 — an average of 2.6 inspections per restaurant.
What is the most common health violation in St. Lucie County?: Code 14 — Food-contact & nonfood-contact surfaces properly designed/maintained — recorded 101 times at 47 different St. Lucie County restaurants.