ZEST KITCHEN AND BAR

1347 ST LUCIE WEST BLVD, PORT ST LUCIE, St. Lucie County. DBPR licence 6605095. 11 inspection visits from 2023-10-13 to 2026-09-11.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-09-11: routine inspection, 3 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 2 basic violations

3 of 6routine 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

2inspections 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
2026-09-11	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	1	2	1.32	5 areas 01 Approved source 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 52 False/misleading statements published or advertised relating to food/beverage
2026-03-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	4	0.93	7 areas 01 Approved source 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 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 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2025-09-29	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	1	1	4		5 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-09-29	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	3	8		10 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x3) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 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 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2025-06-11	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	10	1.08	9 areas 01 Approved source 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 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 (x2)
2024-12-27	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	10		6 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x3) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 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 (x3)
2024-11-19	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	12	1.08	10 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x3) 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 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 (x4) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-05-28	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	3		2 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2)
2024-04-15	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	0	2	3		4 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-02-12	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	5	6	0.92	9 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x3) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2023-10-13	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	5	0.92	6 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly

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.