HAPPY GARDEN CAFE

109 S 2 ST, FORT PIERCE, St. Lucie County. DBPR licence 6605260. 4 inspection visits from 2024-07-02 to 2026-06-25.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-06-25: routine inspection, 6 high-priority, 4 intermediate, 8 basic violations

1 of 2routine 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

0inspections 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
2026-06-25	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	6	4	8	0.93	12 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature (x4) 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x3) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x2) 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 48 Gas appliances - properly installed, maintained (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-05-13	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	1	1		1 area 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2)
2026-03-12	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	6	5	0.93	8 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 11 Personnel with infections restricted 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x3) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-07-02	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0

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.