MCKEE BOTANICAL GARDEN INC
350 US Highway 1
Vero Beach, Florida, 32962
Indian River County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.1/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 2/13/2025
High Priority
4
Intermediate
2
Basic
6
Total
12
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl used as scoop in feta cheese **Corrected On-Site**
- 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee chicken in make table reach in cooler **Corrected On-Site**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters
- 25-32-4:Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Establishment is reusing plastic bottles, filling with water and freezing as chill wands. Wands were removed **Corrected On-Site**
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Multiple rags out on counter and cutting boards
- 21-08-4:Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Reading 0ppm. Advised to remake bucket
- 09-01-4:High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee touched Hamburger bun when plating burger. Advised to get new bun
- 08A-04-5:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Unwashed Iceberg lettuce stored on raw shelled eggs in reach in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
- 12A-09-4:High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Employee wiped gloves on soiled wet cloth and proceeded to make salads. Spoke with manager about the possibility of chemical cross contamination
- 01A-05-4:High Priority - Sugar cookies received from unapproved source. Bakery is a cottage food company. Establishment is selling baked cookies at front counter See Stop Sale.
- 11-26-1:Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. 3 new hires. Emailed form to manager **Corrective Action Taken**
- 31B-05-4:Intermediate - Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. In kitchen **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/13/2025 revealed 12 total violations (4 high priority, 2 intermediate, 6 basic).
Inspection on 9/4/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
1
Basic
2
Total
5
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In flour bag **Corrected On-Site**
- 21-38-4:Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. At front counter **Corrected On-Site**
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw eggs over orange juice in reach in cooler **Corrected On-Site**
- 01B-14-4:High Priority - Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. 1 broken egg in flat. Manager threw away. **Corrected On-Site**
- 02C-03-5:Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Heavy whipping cream opened last Thursday **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/4/2024 revealed 5 total violations (2 high priority, 1 intermediate, 2 basic).