CAVA

1473 NW SAINT LUCIE WEST BLVD, PORT ST LUCIE, St. Lucie County. DBPR licence 6603201. 5 inspection visits from 2023-10-18 to 2026-05-06.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-05-06: licensing inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

0 of 1routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the St. Lucie County average that year (1 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

1inspections 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
2026-05-06	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2024-08-06	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	8	5		8 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x3) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x4)
2024-05-13	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	1	1		2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-03-11	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	1	3	0.92	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-10-18	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1		1 area 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located

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This is a Cava location. How Cava's 31 Florida stores compare with their counties.

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.