MEMAW'S BAR B QUE OF PALM BAY
4916 BABCOCK ST NE · PALM BAY · Brevard County · FL 32905
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
31 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
01B-01-4High Priority – Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Banana pudding 2 cans / 7# each Mushrooms 1can/ 3#14oz each Blueberry pie filling 2 cans /7# 4oz each Shredded cheese, approx 1#, 46-49° cold holding over night Commercially prepared potato salad, approx 8 oz 49° cold holding from over night Prepared on site cole slaw, approx 6oz. 49° cold holding from over night **Warning**
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License for location expired over 90 day prior. If you have any trouble trying to renew your license or problems accessing your account you will have to contact the customer call center directly to handle the problem at 850-487-1395, our local Orlando office does not have access to any online profiles and you must contact the Tallahassee contact center. **Admin Complaint**
41-24-4High Priority – Pesticide-emitting strip present in food prep area. Fly paper with dead flies stored over food prep area of the kitchen. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef stored over ready to eat milk and raw fish stored over ready to eat biscuits in walk in cooler, both corrected **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Shredded cheese, approx 1#, 46-49° cold holding over night Commercially prepared potato salad, approx 8 oz 49° cold holding from over night Prepared on site cole slaw, approx 6oz. 49° cold holding from over night **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. See stop sale Shredded cheese, approx 1#, 46-49° cold holding over night Commercially prepared potato salad, approx 8 oz 49° cold holding from over night Prepared on site cole slaw, approx 6oz. 49° cold holding from over night **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Intermediate 3
02C-03-5Intermediate – Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Milk opened on Sunday 7/23.
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink at beverage station used to clean filter. Corrected **Corrected On-Site**
05-06-4Intermediate – Probe thermometer not accurate within plus or minus 2 degrees Fahrenheit. Probe thermometer reading at 28°, recalibrated on site **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 22
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of ice bin soiled with pink and black mold like substance. **Repeat Violation**
36-32-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Center kitchen area, bucket in place catching water.
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance.
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. Cooks line make table not maintaining at 41° or below as well as the wait station salad refrigerator not at 41° or below, see stop sale for items discarded. **Warning**
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. On wait staff side, cutting board on cooks line warped and heavily marked.
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage on prep table, corrected **Corrected On-Site**
08B-49-4Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Personal food items in walk in freezer and reach in cooler above client items, popsicles in walk in freezer and cooked pork in reach in cooler.
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone on prep table.
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting.
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Door gasket on cooks line make table reach in cooler broken. Threshold of walk in cooler broken, not easily cleanable, exposed wood, interior.
14-10-4Basic – Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. Wire metal food cart in poor repair in kitchen.
36-01-4Basic – Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Floors/ walls and baseboards under and behind equipment soiled.
36-17-5Basic – Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Cook / prep areas
10-12-5Basic – In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Stainless steel pot without handle used to scoop ice stored with lip/rim stored on lid of ice machine. **Corrected On-Site**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Food prep tables and equipment exterior soiled. Exterior of trash cans soiled.
16-46-4Basic – Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Clean dish rack in back storage area.
25-06-4Basic – Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Large to go containers on top rack not inverted. Corrected **Corrected On-Site**
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler salad make table.
36-50-4Basic – Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Plumping and electrical lines soiled in kitchen, prep and dishwashing areas.
14-17-4Basic – Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
42-01-4Basic – Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Mop left in mop bucket from overnight
14-06-4Basic – Wood food-contact surface not properly sealed. Stainless steel pot used to move use at front wait station. Pass through counter has exposed wood from stainless steel.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 25, 2026 12:16 PM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
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5 observation(s)
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.