PITA PARADISE
225 W COCOA BEACH CAUSEWAY · COCOA BEACH · Brevard County · FL 32931
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
25 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
12A-13-4High Priority – Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Cook was handling dirty dishes in dish area then went to cook line and began handling utensils
08A-20-5High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken stored over raw beef in reach in cooler with blue doors. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. White fish fully thawed in sealed packaging bearing thawing requirements
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. In flip tops and lower holding areas of both reach in coolers on cook line. cut tomatoes (47F – Cold Holding); tzatziki (47F – Cold Holding); cut lettuce (50F – Cold Holding); goat cheese (48F – Cold Holding); feta (48F – Cold Holding); raw fish (49F – Cold Holding); butter (49F – Cold Holding); half and half (49F – Cold Holding). In glass door standing reach in cooler cooked chicken (57F – Cold Holding); cooked beef (56F – Cold Holding) Operator stated that all food items were in units overnight.
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In flip tops and lower holding areas of both reach in coolers on cook line. cut tomatoes (47F – Cold Holding); tzatziki (47F – Cold Holding); cut lettuce (50F – Cold Holding); goat cheese (48F – Cold Holding); feta (48F – Cold Holding); raw fish (49F – Cold Holding); butter (49F – Cold Holding); half and half (49F – Cold Holding). In glass door standing reach in cooler cooked chicken (57F – Cold Holding); cooked beef (56F – Cold Holding) Operator stated that all food items were in units overnight. SEE STOP SALE **Warning**
Intermediate 6
27-19-4Intermediate – Handwash sink does not have enough water pressure to properly wash hands. Sink near dish area
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink near dish area is being used as dump sink. Straws in well
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Both sinks in kitchen **Corrected On-Site**
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. Both sinks in kitchen **Corrected On-Site**
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle not labeled idntifying liquid contents
27-16-4Intermediate – Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. In men's restroom
Basic 14
32-04-4Basic – Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. Both restrooms
36-37-5Basic – Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Multiple perforated acoustic tiles in kitchen **Repeat Violation**
21-17-4Basic – Clean linens stored on floor. In office
14-74-7Basic – Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. 2 reach in coolers on cook line. 1 stand up glass door reach in cooler
06-09-1Basic – Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. White fish fully thawed in sealed packaging bearing thawing requirements
29-18-4Basic – Drain cover(s) missing. Center of floor in dish area **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. On shelf over hot wells
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook **Repeat Violation**
36-17-5Basic – Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Multiple cracked floor tiles in kitchen **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. In walk in cooler buckets of multiple food items stored on the floor. Near employee restroom. Jugs of cooking oil stored on the floor **Repeat Violation**
10-17-4Basic – In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knives stored in gap between cutting board and hot well
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs hanging on front of equipment. **Repeat Violation**
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At hand wash sink in corner behind front counter/bar **Repeat Violation**
14-33-4Basic – Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 21, 2026 1:26 PM.
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1 observation(s)
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1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 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.