OCEAN BREEZE BAR & GRILL
521 FLAGLER AVE · NEW SMYRNA BEACH · Volusia County · FL 32169
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
19 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
09-01-4High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. – bartender putting orange on a glass – Employee cutting washed celery. corrected on site **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Cookline: Raw oysters over cooked mussels Walk in cooler: raw fish thawing over cooked wings, raw steak over bags of onions **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Intermediate 10
01C-03-4Intermediate – Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. **Warning**
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. – Light debris immersion mixer – can opener blade encrusted – Back of ice bin in Waitstation **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
16-37-1Intermediate – No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. **Warning**
53B-02-5Intermediate – No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Kitchen staff **Warning**
11-26-1Intermediate – No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. **Warning**
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. One of the bar handsinks **Warning**
51-14-7Intermediate – Plan review previously submitted and approved does not include new soda machine in the dining room, downstairs bar, or ice machine downstairs used seasonally. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. **Warning**
02A-01-5Intermediate – Raw or undercooked oysters offered and establishment has no specific oyster consumer advisory sign provided on wall, menu, placard, table tent or by any other written means. Operator printed and posted **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Crab dip walk in cooler Gallon of milk in the bar **Warning**
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Bar Waitstation **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic 7
16-07-4Basic – Accumulation of debris in three-compartment sink. Residue **Warning**
16-55-4Basic – Dishmachine not washing/rinsing properly. Must wash, rinse and sanitize all dishware, equipment and utensils in three-compartment sink until dishmachine is functioning properly. Bar dish machine turned off and not in use – electrical issue per bartender. **Warning**
08B-49-4Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Waitstation, farm eggs over sauces, other personal food items **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. – Shirts on equipment storage shelving next to mixer and dicer – items in Waitstation on shelving with Togo containers **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Walk in freezer floor **Warning**
10-08-5Basic – Soda gun handle in contact with ice. Bar **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Two bar coolers east side **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 20, 2026 3:25 PM.
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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.