FLORIDA'S SEAFOOD BAR AND GRILL
480 W COCOA BEACH CSWY · COCOA BEACH · Brevard County · FL 32931
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
17 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 8
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Cook moved from handling raw fish to ready to eat foods. Changed gloves with no hand wash
12A-28-4High Priority – Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Cook touched pant leg with gloves hand then began handling clean equipment
22-43-4High Priority – Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. 500+ppm. Operator diluted to 200ppm **Corrected On-Site**
08A-20-5High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw bacon stored over raw tuna in stand up reach in cooler between cook line and batter station. Operator moved **Corrected On-Site**
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. In walk in cooler. Raw tuna fully in sealed packaging bearing thawing requirements.
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In open top well and flip top sliced cheese (57F – Cold Holding); heavy cream (75F – Cold Holding); raw shrimp (50F – Cold Holding); raw scallops (51F – Cold Holding); sausage (50F – Cold Holding); raw fish (50F – Cold Holding) Sitting in the box on a crate at end of line crab legs (59F – Cold Holding) In reach in cooler at batter station raw shrimp (53F – Cold Holding); raw fish (51F – Cold Holding); calamari (53F – Cold Holding) **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
03F-01-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control marked with a time that exceeds the 4-hour limit. See stop sale. Flours used for dredging at batter station were not replaced at 2pm.
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. In hot box on cook line prime rib (116F – Hot Holding); cooked burgers (120F – Hot Holding); On shelf over cook line cooked chicken (116F – Hot Holding) **Warning**
Intermediate 2
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink on cook line has pans in the well **Repeat Violation**
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. Has paperwork but has not been signed by any employees **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Basic 7
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. In walk in cooler. Raw tuna fully in sealed packaging bearing thawing requirements. SEE STOP SALE
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook put on a hair net **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Cups over soda dispenser
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs hanging on front of equipment. operator moved **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Surface area surrounding hoods over cook line have an accumulation of grease dripping. Condenser fan covers in walk in cooler have an accumulation of dust **Repeat Violation**
14-17-4Basic – Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
14-06-4Basic – Wood food-contact surface not properly sealed. In walk in freezer
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 23, 2026 1:09 PM.
Violation category totals
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1 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.