HOP BO RESTAURANT
145 PALM BAY RD NE STE 109 · WEST MELBOURNE · Brevard County · FL 32904
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
16 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
11-04-5High Priority – Certified Food Manager or person in charge does not require employees to report illnesses and symptoms as required. Sandy a new food handler has not signed reporting agreement. Provided to operator. **Corrective Action Taken**
35A-02-7High Priority – Live, small flying insects found one fly in kitchen.
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken over ready to eat sauce in walk in cooler. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08A-17-6High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Raw chicken over raw beef in walk in freezer, both repackaged. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 1
53B-14-5Intermediate – Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Shuxiang training has expired in August of 2025.
Basic 11
23-24-4Basic – Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Back of kitchen reach in freezer has soiled handle.
33-02-4Basic – Cardboard box used as garbage container. On cook line cardboard boxes being used as garbage bins.
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employees cell phone on food preparation area. **Corrected On-Site**
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Two female employees cooking with no hair restraints. **Corrected On-Site**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Bins on clean dry rack wet nesting.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Cooking oil open and 3/4 full stored on floor. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Whisker on cook line rack at knee level. **Corrected On-Site**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Vent hood covers soiled with grease. Make table gaskets soiled with food debris.
22-16-4Basic – Reach-in freezer interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Back of kitchen large reach in freezer soiled bottom shelf.
25-32-4Basic – Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Cooked chicken wings placed from fryer to reused chicken box. Educated operator that they cannot reuse any meat boxes. Placed chicken back in fryer to 165f. Reusing plastic chicken containers for other purposes.
36-27-5Basic – Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall and gas lines back of cook line near hand wash sink soiled with old food.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 17, 2026 8:32 AM.
Violation category totals
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.