Pepes Grocery Store & Restaurant in Live Oak
Last inspected:
965 Howard St W, Live Oak, FL 32064Pepes Grocery Store & Restaurant in Live Oak has three inspections on record since August 2024. A focused inspection on November 4, 2024 identified 14 violations, primarily involving employee health policies, sanitizer testing, and handwashing infrastructure. Violations included the absence of written employee health reporting procedures and vomiting and diarrheal event response procedures, no sanitizer test strips available during inspection, and handwashing sinks lacking soap and hand-drying supplies in the meat area and inaccessible due to chemical storage in the bakery area. The bakery handwashing obstruction was corrected on site during the inspection. A follow-up focused inspection on March 5, 2025 for training purposes found zero violations, indicating compliance with prior findings.
Summary generated from Florida FDACS public inspection records.
Pepes Grocery Store & Restaurant in Live Oak: FDACS Inspection History (3)
Inspections conducted by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), which oversees grocery stores, convenience stores, bakeries, food manufacturers, mobile vendors, and vending machines.
— 1 inspection
— Focused Inspection· Focused Inspection
Comments: Focused inspection conducted onsite for training purposes.
No violations or enforcement actions recorded for this inspection.
— 2 inspections
— Met Sanitation Inspection Requirements· 14 violations· Met Requirements
Comments: When citations have been corrected and initialed, an electronic copy of the completed report may be emailed to
[email protected].
Please note each observation that has been corrected.
Employee Health Guidelines, reporting agreement and vomiting and diarrheal guidance provided.
Risk-Based Violations
2-103.11(O)
Person in charge does not ensure food employees and conditional employees are
informed in a verifiable manner of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about
their health and activities as they relate to diseases that are transmissible through food. 2-103.11(O) PfPf
Food establishment is unable to provide employee health reporting responsibilities in a
verifiable manner.
2-501.11
Establishment does not have written procedures for employees to follow when
responding to an event that involves the discharge of vomitus or diarrhea onto surfaces at the food
establishment, or procedures do not address specific actions employees must take to minimize the spread
of contamination and the exposure of employees, consumers, food, and surfaces to vomitus or fecal
matter. 2-501.11 PfPf
Food establishment could not provide a written procedure for responding to the cleanup of a
vomiting and diarrheal event.
2-401.11
Employee eating, drinking or using tobacco where exposed food, clean equipment,
utensils, and linens, unwrapped single service and single use articles or other items could become
contaminated. 2-401.11
Kitchen and Bakery Areas - Observed employee beverages on processing tables. COS Discussed with manager and beverages were adequately relocated.
6-301.11
Handwashing sink or group of 2 adjacent handwashing sinks not provided with hand
cleaning liquid, powder, or bar soap. Handwashing sink or group of adjacent handwashing sinks not
provided with: individual, disposable towels; continuous towel system that supplies the user with a clean
towel; a heated-air hand drying device; or a device that employs an air-knife system that delivers high
velocity, pressurized air at ambient temperatures. 6-301.11 and 6-301.12 PfPf
Meat Area - No soap and no means of drying hands at the hand wash station.
5-205.11
Handwashing sink not maintained so that it is accessible at all times for employee
use or is used for purposes other than handwashing, or an automatic handwashing facility not used in
accordance with manufacturer’s instructions. 5-205.11 PfPf
Bakery Area - Hand wash station is inaccessible due to the storage of chemical cleaner and
bucket. COS - All items ere adequately relocated during the inspection.
Good Retail Practice Violations
4-204.11
Temperature measuring device sensor not located to measure the air temperature
or a simulated product temperature in the warmest part of a mechanically refrigerated unit or in the coolest
part of a hot food storage unit; cold or hot holding equipment used for time/temperature control for safety
food not equipped with at least one integral or permanently affixed temperature measuring device that is
located to allow easy viewing of the temperature display; or temperature measuring device not designed to
be easily readable. 4-204.112(A), (B) and (D)
Retail Area - No visible thermometer located inside open air display cooler containing flan,
cheese and meats. Ambient air temperature is 40 degrees F.
3-602.11(B)(1)-(4)
Food packaged on site not labeled with: the common name of the food or an
adequate descriptive identity statement; if made from two or more ingredients, a list of ingredients and
sub-ingredients in descending order of predominance by weight; an accurate declaration of the net quantity
of contents; the name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor; or nutritional
labeling as specified in 21 CFR 101 and 9 CFR 317 Subpart B. 3-602.11(B)(1)-(4) and (6)
Retail Area - Observed made in house clamshells of flan without the five requirements of
labeling. Observed packaged onsite tray packed seasoned pork ribs and leg quarters without the list of
ingredients. COS - All clamshells of flan were properly labeled during the inspection. All seasoned tray
packed product were removed from retail for proper labeling.
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3-302.12
Working container holding a food or food ingredient that is not readily and
unmistakably recognized and has been removed from its original packaging for use in the establishment is
not identified with the common name of the food. 3-302.12
Meat Area - Observed unidentified spray bottle of food grade oil. COS - Spray bottle was
properly labeled during the inspection.
3-305.11
Food not stored at least 6 inches above the floor; in a clean, dry location; or food
stored where it is exposed to splash, dust or other contamination. 3-305.11
Bakery Area - Observed bags of flour and sugar stored directly on the floor. Discussed with
manager.
4-903.11(A)
Cleaned equipment or utensils, or laundered linens not stored in a clean, dry
location; at least 6 inches above the floor; or where they are not exposed to splash, dust, or other
contamination. Clean equipment or utensils not stored in a self-draining position that allows air drying, or
not covered or inverted. 4-903.11(A) and (B)
Kitchen Area - Container of clean utensils were stored not inverted exposing the business
end up of the utensil. Clean plates were stored on storage rack not inverted. Discussed with manager
4-302.14
Test kit or other device that accurately measures the concentration in MG/L of
sanitizing solution not provided. 4-302.14 Pf
Food establishment could not provide sanitizer test strips during the inspection.
6-501.11
Physical facilities not maintained in good repair. 6-501.11
Bakery Area - Observed missing ceiling tiles.
6-501.12
Physical facilities not cleaned as often as necessary to keep them clean, or cleaning
not done during periods when the least amount of food is exposed such as after closing. 6-501.12
Kitchen Area - Observed dust buildup on overhead AC return vents.
6-501.11
Dressing rooms not used by employees who regularly change their clothes in the
establishment, or lockers or other suitable facilities not used for the orderly storage of employee clothing or
other possessions. 6-501.110
Back Room Area - Observed employee food commingled with retail food product in walk in
cooler. Discussed with manager.
— Focused Inspection· Focused Inspection
Comments: Visit performed to follow-up on Hurricane Debby.
No violations or enforcement actions recorded for this inspection.
Pepes Grocery Store & Restaurant in Live Oak: Frequently Asked Questions
- When was Pepes Grocery Store & Restaurant in Live Oak last inspected?
- Pepes Grocery Store & Restaurant in Live Oak was last inspected by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) on March 5, 2025. Inspection type: Focused Inspection.
- How many inspections has Pepes Grocery Store & Restaurant in Live Oak had?
- Pepes Grocery Store & Restaurant in Live Oak has 3 FDACS food safety inspection(s) on record from January 2022 to present.
- What did the most recent FDACS inspection of Pepes Grocery Store & Restaurant in Live Oak find?
- Pepes Grocery Store & Restaurant in Live Oak was most recently inspected by FDACS on March 5, 2025 (Focused Inspection).
- Has Pepes Grocery Store & Restaurant in Live Oak had any stop-sale or stop-use orders?
- No, Pepes Grocery Store & Restaurant in Live Oak has no stop-sale or stop-use orders on record with Florida FDACS.
- What are the most common violations at Pepes Grocery Store & Restaurant in Live Oak?
- The most frequently cited FDACS violations at Pepes Grocery Store & Restaurant in Live Oak are: 2-103.11(O): Person in charge does not ensure food employees and conditional employees are informed in a verifiable manner of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities as they relate to diseases that are transmissible through food. 2-103.11(O) Pf; 2-401.11: Employee eating, drinking or using tobacco where exposed food, clean equipment, utensils, and linens, unwrapped single service and single use articles or other items could become contaminated. 2-401.11; 6-301.11: Handwashing sink or group of 2 adjacent handwashing sinks not provided with hand cleaning liquid, powder, or bar soap. Handwashing sink or group of adjacent handwashing sinks not provided with: individual, disposable towels; continuous towel system that supplies the user with a clean towel; a heated-air hand drying device; or a device that employs an air-knife system that delivers high velocity, pressurized air at ambient temperatures. 6-301.11 and 6-301.12 Pf.
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