Inspection Report

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CHUCKS SEAFOOD RESTAURANT

822 SEAWAY DR · FT PIERCE · St. Lucie County · FL 34949

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateSeptember 25, 2026
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3742312
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13780814
DBPR license6600042

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
3 High Priority2 Intermediate7 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical12 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

12 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 3

#9High Priority22-41-4

High Priority – Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Tested at zero, sanitizer bucket empty. Corrected to 50ppm. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#10High Priority02C-01-5

High Priority – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Oyster Rockefeller dated 9-13, operator discarded. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#11High Priority01B-13-4

High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Four one lbs bags of raw tuna thawed in vacuum bag. Operator discarded. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-SiteStop Sale

Intermediate 2

#6Intermediate55-01-5

Intermediate – Basic – Establishment charging operational charges without properly disclosing the information on the menu/web/app and the bill/receipt. Operational charge for credit cards not on menus.

#12Intermediate22-02-4

Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade soiled, moved to wash. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Basic 7

#1Basic14-01-5

Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl used to scoop sugar, removed. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#2Basic06-09-2

Basic – Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. See stop sale. 4 one lbs bags of tuna thawed not removed from vacuum. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-SiteStop Sale
#3Basic14-71-4

Basic – Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Single door reach in cooler near soup station, gasket repaired with duct tape. Reach in cooler at server station (right) repaired with duct tape.

#4Basic40-06-5

Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Purse, cell phone above clean dishes. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#5Basic14-11-5

Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Three door reach in cooler on cook line torn gasket left and center door. Reach in cooler at server station (left) torn gasket.

#7Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor. Cooking oil on floor in under stair storage. Operator moved and corrected. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#8Basic23-03-4

Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Vent hood covers soiled with grease.

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 26, 2026 12:54 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 1 · Approved food source
1 observation(s)
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
1 observation(s)
Category 6 · Proper thawing of TCS food
1 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
1 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
3 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
2 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
1 observation(s)
Category 40 · Employee personal belongings
1 observation(s)
Category 55 · Automatic gratuity notice
1 observation(s)

Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.