HEMINGWAY'S TAVERN
1800 W HIBISCUS BLVD STE 115-112 · MELBOURNE · Brevard County · FL 32901
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
Counts reported for this inspection visit.
See what changed since the last inspection.
Sign in or create a free account to browse without ads and see newly cited, repeated, and no-longer-cited violation categories.
All DBPR Inspector Observations
14 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
03G-04-5High Priority – Fish not held frozen before, during and after being packaged onsite using a reduced oxygen packaging method. See stop sale. Reduce oxygen packaging octopus
22-57-6High Priority – Heat strip failed to turn black to indicate the sanitization temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit was achieved on the dish surface and/or high temperature holding thermometer did not reach 160F. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired. **Warning**
01B-03-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. Vacuum seal on octopus operator discarded
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Smoked wings walk in cooler. 46f to 52f cold holding from Wednesday and Thursday Cook put hot wings from today Friday under other wings raising temperature. Suggest rapid chill **Corrective Action Taken**
29-34-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Back door
Intermediate 4
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda Gunn nozzle both at bar
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Blocked by food cart **Corrected On-Site**
03G-50-1Intermediate – Operator is doing a special process, conducting reduced oxygen packaging, cooking time/temperature control for safety food to a time and temperature combination lesser than those in the Food Code or operating a molluscan shellfish tank for human consumption without a HACCP plan approved by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Using ROP for items held more than 48 hours cheese, raw bison burgers, octopus.
02C-08-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened/prepared, frozen and then thawed and held at refrigeration temperature not properly date marked. Pulled pork in walk in cooler
Basic 5
50-09-4Basic – Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Current
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting.
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Gasket make table Grill brush
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Onions walk in produce cooler
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Cooked ribs walk in produce cooler
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 29, 2026 1:28 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 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.