Eckle's Restaurant and Jamaican Cuisine
1520 Orange Ave, Fort Pierce, FL 34950
How the BiteKarma score works
Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.
At a glance
- Passed 5 of 6 graded inspections since 2024.
- Last inspected Jul 15, 2026: passed with 5 violations, 1 critical. That was a follow-up after failing on Jul 14, 2026.
- Keeps coming up: Food and food equipment thermometers provided and accurate, cited 3 times, plus 14 other repeat issues.
- #6 in Fort Pierce's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 10 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 6 visits
- 2026
- Passed Jul 15
Callback Reinspection
5 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Food and food equipment thermometers provided and accurate
- Minor Bathrooms
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
- Minor Current license properly displayed
- Failed Jul 14
Routine Inspection
13 violations, 5 critical
- Critical Employee health knowledge; ill/symptomatic employee present
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Critical Chemicals/toxic substances
- Critical Approved source
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Current license properly displayed
- Minor Dishwashing facilities; chemical test kit(s); gauges
- Minor Food and food equipment thermometers provided and accurate
- Minor Water source safe, hot (100°F) and cold under pressure
- Minor Bathrooms
- Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
- Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
- Passed Jan 9
Routine Inspection
6 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Chemicals/toxic substances
- 2025
- Passed Jul 14
Routine Inspection
7 violations
- Minor Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Employee health knowledge; ill/symptomatic employee present
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Minor Bathrooms
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
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