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Florida’s restaurant owners are not required to post restaurant inspection results where guests can see them. So every week, we provide that information for you.

For a complete list of local restaurant inspections, including violations not requiring warnings or administrative action, visit our Brevard County restaurant inspections site.

Here’s the breakdown for recent health inspections in Brevard County, Florida, for the week of Oct. 16-22, 2023. Please note that some more recent, follow-up inspections may not be included here.

Disclaimer: The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation describes an inspection report as a ‘snapshot’ of conditions present at the time of the inspection. On any given day, an establishment may have fewer or more violations than noted in their most recent inspection. An inspection conducted on any given day may not be representative of the overall, long-term conditions at the establishment.

For full restaurant inspection details, visit our Brevard County restaurant inspection site.

Which Brevard County restaurants got perfect scores on their health inspections?

These restaurants met all standards during their Oct. 16-22 inspections and no violations were found.

  • Average Joes Kitchen LLC, Mobile food dispensing vehicle**
  • Hog Hut, Mobile food dispensing vehicle
  • Holiday Inn Express Food Servi, 5575 N. Atlantic Ave., Cocoa Beach**
  • Lee-Lynn Enterprises LLC, Mobile food dispensing vehicle
  • Mac’s New England Lobsta Rolls, Mobile food dispensing vehicle
  • Mcdonald’s #18922, 4305 W. Main St., Mims**
  • Mom & Pops Bar and Grill, 900 N. Atlantic Ave. Suite D, Cocoa Beach**
  • Mr. Submarine & Salad Inc, 2850 S. Hopkins Ave., Titusville**
  • Poolies Billiards, 1851 Palm Bay Road N.E. Units 6 – 7, Palm Bay**
  • Salty Sisters Bar & Grill, 24 N. Brevard Ave., Cocoa Beach**
  • Southern Charm Cafe, 8501 Astronaut Blvd. Units 6 – 8, Cape Canaveral**
  • Tonies’ Pasta Fresca, Mobile food dispensing vehicle
  • Towneplace Suites Cape Canaveral Cocoa Beach, 605 W. Central Blvd., Cape Canaveral**
  • Your Daily Bread Sandwiches and More, Mobile food dispensing vehicle
  • Zaxby’s, 6355 N. Wickham Road, Melbourne**

** Restaurants that failed an inspection and aced a follow-up inspection in the same week

Which Brevard County restaurants were temporarily closed by inspectors?

These restaurants failed their Oct. 16-22 inspections and were temporarily closed. Follow-up inspections are required.

1895 W. New Haven Ave., Melbourne

Complaint Inspection on Oct. 18

Facility Temporarily Closed: Operations ordered stopped until violations are corrected.

Six total violations, with two high-priority violations

  • High Priority – Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Shredded buns and bun bags Approximately 15 dropping in dry storage Approximately 10 on metal soda bag rack 1 on cookline floor Approximately 15 under soda bag/oil jug storage **Admin Complaint**
  • High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. Shredded buns and bun bags, evidence of rodents

Which Brevard County restaurants had high priority violations?

3776 S. Hopkins Ave. Suite A, Titusville

Routine Inspection on Oct. 16

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

EIght total violations, with one high-priority violation

  • High Priority – – From initial inspection : High Priority – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Portioned chicken 8/4, sliced chicken 7/7 **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2023-10-16: Date marking corrected and on all needed items, Stop sale issues for unopened, product removed raw tuna in ROP packaging that was fully thawed in make table. **Admin Complaint**

60 Palmetto Ave., Merritt Island

Routine Inspection on Oct. 16

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

11 total violations, with three high-priority violations

  • High Priority – Operator not complying with the procedures stated in the variance or HACCP plan approved by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Logs tracking cooling procedures according to requirements. **Warning**
  • High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control not discarded at the end of the 4-hour/6-hour period. See stop sale. Operator stated that whipped butter being held on time control is returned to refrigeration at end of 4 hours
  • High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. No vacuum breaker installed hose bib beneath dish area for in use hose

1181 San Fillippo Drive Suite 800, Palm Bay

Routine Inspection on Oct. 18

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

Nine total violations, with three high-priority violations

  • High Priority – 5+ Live, small flying insects under dish machine. Must be complied next unannounced per supervisor
  • High Priority – Dishmachine not sanitizing properly in the bar, take glasses to dish pit in kitchen to be cleaned until bar dishwasher serviced **Warning**
  • High Priority – Spray hose at mop sink lower than flood rim of sink. **Corrected On-Site**

4263 N. Harbor City Blvd., Melbourne

Routine Inspection on Oct. 19

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

26 total violations, with Six high-priority violations

  • High Priority – Dented can present. See stop sale. Artichokes 5.5 lbs
  • High Priority – No proof of parasite destruction or aquaculture documentation for cold smoked salmon served raw or undercooked. Fish must be fully cooked or discarded. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • High Priority – Nonexempt fish offered raw or undercooked has not undergone proper parasite destruction. Fish must be fully cooked or discarded. For cobra in ceviche **Warning**
  • High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. ROP fish not slit when in thawing process.
  • High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Roux 79F
  • High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. taquinos (45F – Cold Holding)

4263 N. Harbor City Blvd, Melbourne

Follow-Up Inspection on Oct. 20

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

21 total violations, with two high-priority violations

  • High Priority – – From initial inspection : High Priority – Nonexempt fish offered raw or undercooked has not undergone proper parasite destruction. Fish must be fully cooked or discarded. For cobra in ceviche **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2023-10-20: Cobia must be fully cooked until proof of parasite descruction can be provided. **Time Extended**
  • High Priority – – From initial inspection : High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. taquinos (45F – Cold Holding) – From follow-up inspection 2023-10-20: **Time Extended**

1753 State Road A1A, Satellite Beach

Routine Inspection on Oct. 19

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

13 total violations, with two high-priority violations

  • High Priority – Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. 0 ppm **Warning**
  • High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Milk 48F butter packets 48F

2204 S. Washington Ave., Titusville

Routine Inspection on Oct. 16

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

19 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations

  • High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed cook go from raw seafood items to next task without hand washing, stated and showed he had doubled gloved so he would not have to wash hands, re-educated and corrected **Corrective Action Taken**
  • High Priority – Pesticide-emitting strip present in food prep area. Ope; pest emitting strip in the ice machine storage room while location open for business
  • High Priority – Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink. Mop sink hose observed in bottom sink, corrected **Corrected On-Site**

1005 Atlantic St., Melbourne Beach

Routine Inspection on Oct. 16

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

33 total violations, with 10 high-priority violations

  • High Priority – Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Can of ketchup dented on the seam.
  • High Priority – Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Chlorine 0 ppm, primed a lot of air bubbles. 100 ppm
  • High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 6 live flies in kitchen.
  • High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Raw chicken over ice cream in the reach in freezer. In Reach in freezer opened bag of raw chicken tenders stored over cooked portioned pulled pork. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Quinoa 10/1 ceviche 10/9
  • High Priority – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Ceviche dated 10/9 quinoa 10/1
  • High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Blue cheese 44F
  • High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter packets 58F found on the counter on the front line. Recommend to rapid chill. Cook line cooler pico (44 to 50F – Cold Holding); cut cherry tomatoes (45F – Cold Holding); Prep cooler blue cheese dressing 44F
  • High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Windex and other chemicals hanging from rack on bag n box station. Chemicals over single service items in the storage room.
  • High Priority – Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Quaternary over 500 ppm

144 Fifth Ave., Indialantic

Routine Inspection on Oct. 16

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

Nine total violations, with five high-priority violations

  • High Priority – Container of medicine improperly stored. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority – Nonexempt fish offered raw or undercooked has not undergone proper parasite destruction. Fish must be fully cooked or discarded. Mahi used in ceviche. Letter that was provided doesn’t state what fish has gone under parasite destruction
  • High Priority – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Cooked rice made on 10-5 operator discarded. Kanafen 10-7 rice and lentils 10-7
  • High Priority – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale.rice with lentils and kanafeh
  • High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Fish dip 44F

4651 Babcock St. N.E. Unit 14, Palm Bay

Routine Inspection on Oct. 17

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

11 total violations, with two high-priority violations

  • High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food: Raw shrimp and chicken over ready to eat vegetables in reach-in cooler and walk-in cooler
  • High Priority – Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles: spray bottle holding concentrated sanitizer, educated operator on how to dilute properly.

What agency inspects restaurants in Florida?

Routine regulation and inspection of restaurants is conducted by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The Department of Health is responsible for investigation and control of food-borne illness outbreaks associated with all food establishments.

How do I report a dirty restaurant in Florida?

If you see abuses of state standards, report them and the Department of Business and Professional Regulation will send inspectors. Call the Florida DBPR at 850-487-1395 or report a restaurant for health violations online.

Get the whole story at our restaurant inspection database.

What does all that terminology in Florida restaurant inspections mean?

Basic violations are those considered against best practices.

A warning is issued after an inspector documents violations that must be corrected by a certain date or within a specified number of days from receipt of the inspection report.

An administrative complaint is a form of legal action taken by the division. Insufficient compliance after a warning, a pattern of repeat violations or existence of serious conditions that warrant immediate action may result in the division initiating an administrative complaint against the establishment. Says the division website: “Correcting the violations is important, but penalties may still result from violations corrected after the warning time was over.”

An emergency order — when a restaurant is closed by the inspector — is based on an immediate threat to the public. Here, the Division of Hotels and Restaurants director has determined that the establishment must stop doing business and any division license is suspended to protect health, safety or welfare of the public.

A 24-hour call-back inspection will be performed after an emergency closure or suspension of license.


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