RIVER DECK RESTAURANT
107 N RIVERSIDE DR · NEW SMYRNA BEACH · Volusia County · FL 32168
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
10 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
22-41-4High 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. Tiki bar 0 ppm cl **Warning**
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. Cook adding salad ingredients with bare hands. **Warning**
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 2 flying insects next to thawing fish **Warning**
35A-04-4High Priority – Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. – Approximately 10 on bottom prep table shelf below sink with thawing fish. – 1 on the floor in front of bag in the box soda. – 1 in a container with dirty knives **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. – Improperly iced Alfredo, scampi 57-59F. Operator iced more fully. – ranch made with buttermilk 68F in a squeeze bottle out for approximately 3.25 hours. operator discarded – in cookline drawers on the right side, cheese 47F, burgers 48F, raw fish 45F and 47F. Stocked within previous 3 hours per operator – walk in cooler Cole slaw 47F, butter 40F, tcs ranch 45F, cooked wings 48F, pasta 48F, Alfredo 43F. Items in cooler overnight per operator. Door left open for deliver prior to inspection per operator. **Warning**
Intermediate 4
01C-03-4Intermediate – Clam/mussel/oyster tags not in chronological order and not all marked with last date served. **Warning**
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. – Light buildup soda gun nozzle inside bar. **Warning**
29-28-4Intermediate – Water treatment device has not been inspected or serviced according to manufacturer's instructions. Steamer filters marked last changed 5/3/21 **Warning**
27-16-4Intermediate – Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. – Server hallway across from ice machines – tiki bar handsink faucet stripped. **Warning**
Basic 1
10-07-4Basic – In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Pizza slicer. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 8:59 AM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
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2 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.