LA ROMA CAFE
1409 ORANGE AVE, Fort Pierce FL 34950
Last inspected Jul 27, 2026 · 4 visits since September 2025
SEP 25
JUL 26
JUL 26
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3 inspections, swinging between A and F. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
1 Live, small flying insects found in the kitchen advised to keep back door closed.
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Inspection history
4 visits, newest first
Jul 27, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation (Partial)
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate5 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 7 findingsThe state's own report →
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. sent for an AC July 12th
Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors.
Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
Fish thawing at room temperature in 3 comp sink. Placed in cooler.
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Floor soiled under equipment.
Oil stored on floor.
Propane tank (larger than 2.7 lb. water capacity/1 lb. gas capacity) located inside of the building. For reporting purposes only.
Jul 15, 2026Call Back - Admin. complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 7 violations recorded, 3 high priority.
3 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. April 1st 2026
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Eggs in cooler with no refrigeration 90F more than 4 hours.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Raw shell eggs found 90F in unplugged cooler unable to determine how long.
Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification.
No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
Bathrooms located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors.
Establishment did not report seating change that affects the license fee, Clean Indoor Air Act, sewage system approval or other related requirements. Licensed for non seating counted 36 seats.
- From initial inspection : No child labor law poster. For reporting purposes only.
Jul 13, 2026Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 21 violations recorded, 9 high priority.
9 High priority4 Intermediate8 Basic
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1 Live, small flying insects found in the kitchen advised to keep back door closed.
Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Cook in the kitchen changing tasks applied handle cell phone while wearing gloves. Removed gloves applied new without washing hands.
Establishment using a sanitizer solution that does not meet the requirements specified in 40 CFR 180. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until approved sanitizer is available for warewashing. Lemon scented bleach label states only for walls, floors not for food contact service. Someone brought the correct bleach.
Goat found in the freezer in large white and black bags no invoice provided to verify source. See Stop Sale.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. April 1st 2026
Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw shell eggs over jugs of juice.
Stop Sale issued due to food originating from an unapproved source. Goat found in reach in freezer in large bags with no invoice.
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Eggs in cooler with no refrigeration 90F more than 4 hours.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Raw shell eggs found 90F in unplugged cooler unable to determine how long.
Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Cook line
No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
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. Cook and Marcus
Bathrooms located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors.
Case of plastic water bottles stored on floor at the front counter.
Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
Establishment did not report seating change that affects the license fee, Clean Indoor Air Act, sewage system approval or other related requirements. Licensed for non seating counted 36 seats.
Interior of microwave has accumulation grease/food debris.
Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Back door left open fly present
Single-service articles stored on the floor in the kitchen and front counter.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Fish thawing in 3 comp found at 80F at 2:30 less than 4 hours advised to immediately cook or cool down to 41F in the next 3 hours.
No child labor law poster. For reporting purposes only.
Propane tank (larger than 2.7 lb. water capacity/1 lb. gas capacity) located inside of the building. For reporting purposes only. Using Lp gas for gas equipment inside of building.
Sep 16, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.
Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors.
Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Small tile in kitchen missing by hand sink
This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.