GOLDEN CORRAL BUFFET AND GRILL RESTAURANT

5091 OKEECHOBEE RD, FORT PIERCE, St. Lucie County. DBPR licence 6602193. 13 inspection visits from 2023-07-18 to 2026-10-23.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-10-23: complaint inspection, 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 1 basic violations

3 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the St. Lucie County average that year (2 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

6inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, St. Lucie County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-10-23	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	1		2 areas 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-07-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	3	10	1.32	10 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x4) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 50 Current license properly displayed
2026-04-07	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-02-05	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	2	1	0.93	4 areas 01 Approved source 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-08-27	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	0.93	1 area 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2025-04-29	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 50 Current license properly displayed
2025-04-28	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	2	2		6 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2) 50 Current license properly displayed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-09-17	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	3		4 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2024-07-31	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	3		5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-06-06	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	6		7 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 50 Current license properly displayed
2024-05-24	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	4		5 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2024-01-30	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	6	0.92	6 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2023-07-18	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	6	0.92	7 areas 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed (x2) 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved

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A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.