Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
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BURGER KING

380 E. MERRITT ISLAND CAUSEWAY · MERRITT ISLAND · Brevard County · FL 32952

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateAugust 14, 2023
Inspection typeComplaint Full
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3379705
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8463205
DBPR license1500199

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
6 High Priority2 Intermediate15 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical23 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

23 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 6

#16High Priority12A-16-4

High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Store manager in office with inspectors looking for training information on computer, asked to return to cook line to prepared orders, applied gloves with out hand washing diverts, re-educated. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning
#17High Priority29-45-4

High Priority – Hose attached to faucet at three-compartment/food preparation/handwash sink eliminating required air gap. Observed hose at mop sink below rim of sink, on floor. **Warning**

Warning
#18High Priority35A-02-6

High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. One (1) live fly in kitchen / food prep area, per supervisor on duty, next unannounced routine inspection, r. K. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#19High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. deli ham cold holding online from 8:30am; redemption after 30 mins in walk in freezer (39F – Cooling) **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#20High Priority41-10-4

High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Oven cleaner stored on shelf between bread, corrected **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#21High Priority29-42-4

High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Vacuum place on the red hose side of splitter that was currently in place **Warning**

Warning

Intermediate 2

#22Intermediate51-16-7

Intermediate – No plan review submitted and approved – renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#23Intermediate53B-01-5

Intermediate – No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Currently the system is not able to give report of training status fo4 hourly food safety **Warning**

Warning

Basic 15

#1Basic22-20-5

Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of ice bin in ice machine, side walls soiled. Beverage dispensing unit, ice shoot interior soiled in lobby **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Repeat ViolationWarning
#2Basic29-18-4

Basic – Drain cover(s) missing. In dry stock area back room **Warning**

Warning
#3Basic13-04-4

Basic – Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Also Not hair restraints in place. **Warning**

Warning
#4Basic13-01-4

Basic – Employee with soiled clothing. Manager work shirt with large amount of looked be animal hair. **Warning**

Warning
#5Basic24-08-4

Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Cleaned food storage container stacked while still wet **Warning**

Warning
#6Basic14-10-4

Basic – Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. Food storage containers on clean dish rack with cracks, discarded by manager **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#7Basic36-01-4

Basic – Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Floors under the equipment and baseboards soiled. Walls behind equipment also near the ceiling soiled **Warning**

Warning
#8Basic36-17-5

Basic – Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. In front of the fry station, tiles broken. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Repeat ViolationWarning
#9Basic14-69-4

Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. 2 reach in freezer units on cook lines I need of defrost, old food trapped in ice buildup **Warning**

Warning
#10Basic23-03-4

Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelving metal in walk in cooler soiled and flaking paint. Soiled reach in freezer /reach in cooler gaskets Handles to reach in equipment soiled Splash area of beverage dispensing unit in lobby soiled . Portable food cart soiled, used to transport food to prep area and walk in cooler **Warning**

Warning
#11Basic16-46-4

Basic – Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Pointed out to manager and placed back at dishwashing station **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning
#12Basic22-16-4

Basic – Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Interior of reach in cooler soiled with standing soiled water Hot holding cabinets soiled on sandwich prep line. Interior of reach in freezer chest unit on cooks lines soiled with old food. **Warning**

Warning
#13Basic08B-12-5

Basic – Stored food not covered. In walk in cooler, opened package of cheese not recovered. Corrected **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#14Basic36-50-4

Basic – Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Observed components on floor under equipment. **Warning**

Warning
#15Basic02D-01-5

Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Squeeze bottles with clear liquid :water: not labeled, corrected **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 24, 2026 11:53 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
1 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
1 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
1 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
2 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
2 observation(s)
Category 16 · Dishwashing facilities, test kits and gauges
1 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
2 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
1 observation(s)
Category 24 · Storage/handling of clean equipment and utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 29 · Plumbing, mop sink, filters and backflow prevention
3 observation(s)
Category 35 · Pest control / insects / rodents / animals / outer openings
1 observation(s)
Category 36 · Floors, walls, ceilings, attached equipment and ventilation
3 observation(s)
Category 41 · Chemicals and toxic substances
1 observation(s)
Category 51 · Other sanitary and safe-operation conditions
1 observation(s)
Category 53 · Food manager certification / employee training verification
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.