Merritt Island Wendy's temporarily shut down by state restaurant inspector

Rob Landers, Florida Today
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Florida's restaurant owners are not required to post restaurant inspection results where guests can see them. So every week, we provide that information for you.

For a complete list of local restaurant inspections, including violations not requiring warnings or administrative action, visit our Brevard County restaurant inspections site.

Here's the breakdown for recent health inspections in Brevard County, Florida, for the week of Jan. 15-21, 2024. Please note that some more recent, follow-up inspections may not be included here.

Disclaimer: The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation describes an inspection report as a 'snapshot' of conditions present at the time of the inspection. On any given day, an establishment may have fewer or more violations than noted in their most recent inspection. An inspection conducted on any given day may not be representative of the overall, long-term conditions at the establishment.

For full restaurant inspection details, visit our Brevard County restaurant inspection site.

Which Brevard County restaurants got perfect scores on their health inspections?

These restaurants met all standards during their Jan. 15-21 inspections and no violations were found.

NOTE: The ** indicates restaurants that failed an inspection and aced a follow-up inspection in the same week

Which Brevard County restaurants were temporarily closed by inspectors?

These restaurants failed their Jan. 15-21 inspections and were temporarily closed. Follow-upinspections are required.

Wendy's

10 W. State Road 520, Merritt Island

Complaint Inspection on Jan. 16

Facility Temporarily Closed: Operations ordered stopped until violations are corrected.

Four total violations, with one high-priority violation

  • High Priority - Raw sewage on ground of establishment. Operator dumped mop bucket in mop sink during inspection. Floor drains in kitchen immediately overflowed. **Warning**

Which Brevard County restaurants had high priority violations?

321 Eats

34 S. Atlantic Ave., Cocoa Beach

Routine Inspection on Jan. 16

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

10 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation

  • High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Shredded cheese, cooked sausage, vegetables, marinara. All food items in pizza make line have dates from December through January 6

Carrabba's Italian Grill

60 Palmetto Ave., Merritt Island

Complaint Inspection on Jan. 18

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

Eight total violations, with two high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Marsala (51F - Cold Holding); goat cheese (56F - Cold Holding); cooked noodles (53F - Cold Holding); blanched vegetables (51F - Cold Holding); lemon butter (52F - Cold Holding)

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach in cooler Marsala (51F - Cold Holding); goat cheese (56F - Cold Holding); cooked noodles (53F - Cold Holding); blanched vegetables (51F - Cold Holding); lemon butter (52F - Cold Holding). SEE STOP SALE **Warning**

Cocoa Beach Ale House

5590 N. Atlantic Ave., Cocoa Beach

Routine Inspection on Jan. 17

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

12 total violations, with two high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. In reach in cooler across from fryers wings (57F - Cold Holding); milk (57F - Cold Holding). Operator can not guarantee how long products have been out of temperature

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach in cooler across from fryers wings (57F - Cold Holding); milk (57F - Cold Holding); garlic butter (78F - Cold Holding) **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Country Cookin' Diner

2301 State Road 524 Unit 100, Cocoa

Routine Inspection on Jan. 17

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

11 total violations, with three high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed dish washer go from soiled dishes being loading in dish machine to pulling cleaned dishes with hand washing between, corrected and re-educated **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

  • High Priority - Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Observed cooked touch/crack whole raw shell egg and then move to cooked items on grill without removing soiled gloves and hand washing. Re-educated and corrected **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

  • High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. (2) live flies in cooks line area **Warning**

Domino's #5089 Walmart

1040 Malabar Road S.E., Palm Bay

Routine Inspection on Jan. 18

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

Six total violations, with two high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Spray hose at mop sink lower than flood rim of sink. **Corrected On-Site**

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Sliced cheese 55F on top, stocked approximately 2 hours prior explained about over stocking, suggested rapid chill **Corrective Action Taken**

Jabbers

4365 Grissom Parkway, Cocoa

Routine Inspection on Jan. 17

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

18 total violations, with six high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. cooked previous day from raw chicken wings. Found in walk in cooler at (44-47F - Cooling) see stop sale **Warning**

  • High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within two hours and from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within six hours. See stop sale. Approx 20# cooked chicken wings not cooled to 41° with cooling procedures

  • High Priority - Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Observed cook touching raw shaved beef and placing it on the grill then place gloved hand into ready to eat cooked peppers and onions without changing gloves or hand washing, corrected and re-educated.

  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Mashed potatoes prepared on site 92° hot holding over 2hours.

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. items stored for 1hour on flat time not turned on, holding at ambient air ; cheese sauce (88F - Cold Holding); canned green beans previously reheated (90F - Cold Holding); brown gravy prepared on site (88F - Cold Holding); unsalted butter mixed with brown sugar stored at ambient air (72F - Cold Holding). Recheck temps after 45 mins green beans 212°, brown gravy 199°, cheese sauce 199° **Warning**

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food reheated for hot holding not reaching 165 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 seconds within 2 hours. hot holding cabinet filled at approx 1130am current time 1225; sweet potatoes (90F - Reheating); beef brisket smoked on site (92F - Reheating); mashed potatoes prepared on site (92F - Reheating); cooked on site bone in chicken (92F - Reheating). Retemped after 3045 mins. Chicken 171°: sweet potatoes 180°, beef brisket 171°See stop sale for mashed potatoes. **Warning**

Rock The Guac

4265 N. Atlantic Ave., Cocoa Beach

Routine Inspection on Jan. 17

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

Six total violations, with two high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. Non food grade plastic used to store chips in kitchen

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. In steamwell at make line cooked vegetables (110F - Hot Holding)

Sunrise Family Restaurant

365 W. Minutemen Causeway, Cocoa Beach

Routine Inspection on Jan. 17

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

15 total violations, with three high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Server handled soiled dishes or utensils and then picked up plated food, served food, or prepared a beverage without washing hands. Server dropped off soiled dishes and then proceeded to service window and delivered plates of food to table without washing hands

  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Raw tuna and raw salmon fully thawed in vacuum sealed packaging bearing thawing requirements.

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On countertop in kitchen cooked potatoes (48F - Cold Holding); gyro meat (77F - Cold Holding)

Taste Of India

606 N. Wickham Road, Melbourne

Routine Inspection on Jan. 17

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

12 total violations, with two high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Tested machine 0 ppm, primed machine and tested, 0 ppm. Held prime of sanitizer, 50ppm. Dish machine does not hold its prime. **Warning**

  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored in top portion of make table over ready-to-eat food in bottom portion of make table - no complete physical barrier between top and bottom. Raw chicken stored above bread of make table. **Corrected On-Site**

What agency inspects restaurants in Florida?

Routine regulation and inspection of restaurants is conducted by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The Department of Health is responsible for investigation and control of food-borne illness outbreaks associated with all food establishments.

How do I report a dirty restaurant in Florida?

If you see abuses of state standards, report them and the Department of Business and Professional Regulation will send inspectors. Call the Florida DBPR at 850-487-1395 or report a restaurant for health violations online.

Get the whole story at our restaurant inspection database.

What does all that terminology in Florida restaurant inspections mean?

Basic violations are those considered against best practices.

A warning is issued after an inspector documents violations that must be corrected by a certain date or within a specified number of days from receipt of the inspection report.

An administrative complaint is a form of legal action taken by the division. Insufficient compliance after a warning, a pattern of repeat violations or existence of serious conditions that warrant immediate action may result in the division initiating an administrative complaint against the establishment. Says the division website: "Correcting the violations is important, but penalties may still result from violations corrected after the warning time was over."

An emergency order — when a restaurant is closed by the inspector — is based on an immediate threat to the public. Here, the Division of Hotels and Restaurants director has determined that the establishment must stop doing business and any division license is suspended to protect health, safety or welfare of the public.

A 24-hour call-back inspection will be performed after an emergency closure or suspension of license.

This article originally appeared on Florida Today: Brevard County Space Coast restaurant and food truck inspections