SQUID LIPS
1660 N. INDIAN RIVER DR. · SEBASTIAN · Indian River County · FL 32958
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
Counts reported for this inspection visit.
All DBPR Inspector Observations
15 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
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. Employee grabbed fries and garnishments with bare hands. Educated employee. Discarded food. **Corrected On-Site**
35A-02-7High Priority – Live, small flying insects found three in back near mop sink. **Repeat Violation**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. make table; cooked chicken wings (49F); liver (50F – Cold Holding); moved to rapid chill retemp 37f cold holding. **Corrective Action Taken**
29-42-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Mop sink no back flow device.
Intermediate 1
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Meat slicer soiled with food debris on track upper section.
Basic 10
13-04-4Basic – Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee cooking no beard guard.
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Salad make table torn gasket right door.
35B-01-4Basic – Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back screen door.
36-17-5Basic – Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Tiles in front of ice machine broken and missing.
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Walk in freezer ice build up around door. **Repeat Violation**
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. On oven handle. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
10-07-4Basic – In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Scoop in 91f water. **Corrected On-Site**
35B-04-4Basic – Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed when not in operation. Front kitchen doors have gaps all around them and are held open.
14-33-4Basic – Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Single door reach in cooler rust shelves. **Repeat Violation**
21-44-1Basic – Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitizer bucket on floor near grill. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 4:40 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.