LAZY TURTLE RIVERFRONT
4445 DIXIE HWY · PALM BAY · Brevard County · FL 32905
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
19 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. 0 ppm
01D-01-5High Priority – Nonexempt fish offered raw or undercooked has not undergone proper parasite destruction. Fish must be fully cooked or discarded. For grouper in ceviche
08A-02-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. *Raw gr beef and chx over seafood in reach-in cooler *Seared tuna over rte, raw chicken over seafood in walk-in cooler **Repeat Violation**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse.
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In the cook line cooler, salmon (48F – Cold Holding); raw fish (49F – Cold Holding); raw ground beef (46F – Cold Holding); raw shrimp (47F – Cold Holding); crab (45F – Cold Holding); raw chicken (49F – Cold Holding); raw grouper (49F – Cold Holding); raw scallops (49F – Cold Holding); cooked chicken (43F – Cold Holding); penne (54F – Cold Holding); (54F); egg wash (48F – Cold Holding); cooked baked pot (48F – Cold Holding); mussels (57F – Cold Holding); clams (55F – Cold Holding); mango salsa (47F – Cold Holding); flank steak (45F – Cold Holding); raw lamb (45F – Cold Holding); cooked chicken (47F – Cold Holding) in cooler over night. In black reach in cooler at sushi bar, seafood mix (49F – Cold Holding); feta cheese (52F – Cold Holding); cooked onions (52F – Cold Holding); raw tuna (50F – Cold Holding); mango salsa (50F – Cold Holding) **Warning**
Intermediate 2
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. *Can opener *Deli meat slicer
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Outside bar hand sink used as a dump station.
Basic 12
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. *over cook line with grease and peeling paint * Mold like substance at bar above pictures
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. *thawing ahi tuna in rop packaging **Repeat Violation**
51-15-4Basic – Establishment increased seating without providing written approval from the local fire authority and wastewater provider. Licensed for 150 has 320.
35B-01-4Basic – Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Jack Daniel on floor in bar, jugs of oil, oasis mix
14-11-5Basic – Gaskets torn on the 2 door upright cooler.
10-18-5Basic – In-use utensil stored in sanitizer between uses.
05-09-4Basic – No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. 2 door cook line cooler and black sushi cooler on the far right.
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Hand wash sign at sushi bar, or bar outside **Corrected On-Site**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. *Heavy food debris behind chest freezer
12B-13-4Basic – Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Opened Gatorade in reach-in cooler
14-74-7Basic – Walk in cooler not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Coils frozen with big block of ice, door to walk-in cooler does not close all the way to complete a tight seal. Recommend to apply ice to all products to maintain proper temperature of 41F or below. Items were 41F to 43F. Ambient thermometer read 50F.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 22, 2026 12:58 PM.
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.