DirtyFLRestaurant Inspection Data

THE LEMON TREE

3125 Ocean Drive
Vero Beach, Florida, 32963
Indian River County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★☆☆☆☆ (1.2/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 12/9/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8820622

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Soufflé cup in oats Corrected On-Site
  • 24-05-4:Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice bucket not inverted on top of ice machine Corrected On-Site
  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Corrected On-Site
  • 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone on back prep table Repeat Violation
  • 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook on line with no hair restraint
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -Hood filters soiled in grease -gasket in grill cooler is soiled Repeat Violation
  • 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Cook line grill cooler has built up food residue
  • 14-15-4:High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. In reach in freezer, Waffles removed from original plastic packaging and placed back into box for storage. Educated manager
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw bacon sitting on top of cheese and deli meat in walk in cooler. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade soiled in old residue Corrected On-Site
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. In dry storage room- sink used to store containers. Manager removed Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 7/2/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8753543

  • 16-21-4:Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine.
  • 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone on prep table Corrected On-Site
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw pooled eggs stored over ready to eat corn bread Corrected On-Site
  • 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Fan blocking sink at servers station Corrected On-Site
  • 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. One new employee, hostess. Printed and had employee sign form during inspection Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 1/23/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8366192

  • 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Both cooks Repeat Violation
  • 14-49-4:Basic - Hood filters/grease extractors not designed to be easily removable for cleaning. Gap in hood filters
  • 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Walk in freezer
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets make table Gaskets chest freezer
  • 14-17-4:Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walk in cooler
  • 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Sugar Corrected On-Site
  • 08A-04-5:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Shell eggs over unwashed cantaloupe
  • 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. Several milks. Creamer Walk in cooler and glass reach in cooler Corrected On-Site
  • 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Dry storage mats in front of sink Repeat Violation
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. In front dining area Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 7/6/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8416260

  • 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. 2 cooks on line
  • 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Prep area Repeat Violation
  • 12B-13-4:Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers.
  • 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Corrected On-Site
  • 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. Cook cracked eggs and then place raw tomatoes on plate. Tomatoes replaced by a different cook
  • 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Red hose in prep area
  • 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Storage room sink had multiple items in it. Corrected On-Site
  • 16-36-4:Intermediate - No color/concentration comparison chart available for chemical test kit used to check sanitizer.
  • 41-04-4:Intermediate - Toxic substance/chemical on premise that is not required for the operation of establishment. Sanitizer Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation