Titusville restaurant lands 22 violations; total of 11 fail inspection

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 Sept. 4-10, 2023. 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 Sept. 4-10 inspections and no violations were found.

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

Which Brevard County restaurants had high priority violations?

Beef O' Bradys

3455 Cheney Highway Suite B, Titusville

Complaint Inspection on Sept. 5

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

22 total violations, with five high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 3 live flies observed doing inspection per supervisor on duty C Vaughn next unannounced routine

  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. All item were in walk in cooler for undetermined time at ambient air cold holding at 49°,see stop sell cooked onsite chicken wings 80#; (49-53F - Cold Holding); raw chicken wings 120# (49F - Cold Holding); shredded cheese 55# (49F - Cold Holding); cut lettuce 40# (49F - Cold Holding); deli ham 21# (49F - Cold Holding); cook deli corn beef 24# (49F - Cold Holding); deli turkey 25# (49-50F - Cold Holding); premade Cuban sandwich 7ea (49F - Cold Holding); raw ground beef patties 90# (49-53F - Cold Holding); commercial prepared mash potatoes 30# cold (50F - Cold Holding); deli roast beef 20# (50F - Cold Holding); cut cabbage 18# (49-50F - Cold Holding); dice tomatoes 15# (49F - Cold Holding); sour cream 15# (49F-50 - Cold Holding); sauerkraut 1# (48F - Cold Holding); cook onsite green peppers 3# (49F - Cold Holding) from cook line items that where reheating and hot holding where pulled for walk in cooler unit today, Deli corned beef 3#, 47° cold holding, brown gravy 2 quarts, mashed potatoes 15#, marinara sauce 1 quart, queso cheese sauce 2 quarts **Warning**

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. All item were in walk in cooler for undetermined time at ambient air cold holding at 49°,see stop sell cooked onsite chicken wings 80#; (49-53F - Cold Holding); raw chicken wings 120# (49F - Cold Holding); shredded cheese 55# (49F - Cold Holding); cut lettuce 40# (49F - Cold Holding); deli ham 21# (49F - Cold Holding); cook deli corn beef 24# (49F - Cold Holding); deli turkey 25# (49-50F - Cold Holding); premade Cuban sandwich 7ea (49F - Cold Holding); raw ground beef patties 90# (49-53F - Cold Holding); commercial prepared mash potatoes 30# cold (50F - Cold Holding); deli roast beef 20# (50F - Cold Holding); cut cabbage 18# (49-50F - Cold Holding); dice tomatoes 15# (49F - Cold Holding); sour cream 15# (49F-50 - Cold Holding); sauerkraut 1# (48F - Cold Holding); cook onsite green peppers 3# (49F - Cold Holding) from cook line items that where reheating and hot holding where pulled for walk in cooler unit today, Deli corned beef 3#, 47° cold holding, brown gravy 2 quarts, mashed potatoes 15#, marinara sauce 1 quart, queso cheese sauce 2 quarts **Warning**

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Mash potatoes reheated in hot well 77F, Rapidly reheated to 170F ( stop salehitem do to cold holding over night in walk in cooler **Warning**

  • High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Vacuum breaker present, just attached to side of splitter

Country Inn & Suites

9009 Astronaut Blvd., Cape Canaveral

Routine Inspection on Sept. 7

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

Nine total violations, with one high-priority violation

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Removed from buffet and placed into reach in cooler shredded cheese (79F - Cold Holding). Operator stated that it had been refilled 2 hours prior

Da Sushi

634 Barnes Blvd. Suite 118, Rockledge

Routine Inspection on Sept. 8

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

Nine total violations, with two high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Walk in cooler raw over Ready To Eat foods re-educated operator **Corrected On-Site**

  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Fully thawed tuna in sealed packaging bearing indicator labels for thawing requirements.

Jao Thai Kitchen

914 W. New Haven Ave., Melbourne

Routine Inspection on Sept. 6

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

17 total violations, with four high-priority violations

  • High 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. Dishwasher (Chlorine 00ppm), primed machine still testing for no sanitizer. Air bubbles are constant and won\'t run proper amount of sanitizer with air bubbles. Operator is calling ecolab to come out. Use triple sinks for sanitizing dishes until dish-machine is properly sanitizing **Warning**

  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw steak and raw chicken over ready to eat sauces in cookline unit Raw chicken over soy sauce in reach in cooler

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. raw beef (46F - Cold Holding); raw chicken (46F - Cold Holding); raw shrimp (47F - Cold Holding); cooked chicken (47F - Cold Holding); operator stated, stocked cooler this morning at 10am, found items at 11:30am suggest rapid chill with ice Retemped all items Raw beef 40F Raw shrimp 39F Raw chicken 40F Cooked chicken 39F**Corrective Action Taken** **Corrected On-Site**

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. On eggs and bean sprouts In kitchen

Le Crave Of Rockledge

6525 3 St. Suite 107, Rockledge

Routine Inspection on Sept. 6

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

Three total violations, with one high-priority violation

  • High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2023-09-06: License expired April 1, 2023 **Admin Complaint**

Marina Bay Boutique

217 King St., Cocoa

Routine Inspection on Sept. 6

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

Seven total violations, with one high-priority violation

  • High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed front line employee apply gloves to fill drink cup with ice without first hand washing before applying gloves. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-09-06: **Time Extended**

Q's Crackin' Crab

5240 N. Atlantic Ave. Suite 100, Cocoa Beach

Routine Inspection on Sept. 7

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

Five total violations, with one high-priority violation

  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef stored over cooked eggs in walk in cooler. Operator moved **Corrected On-Site**

Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill #7521

1510 W. New Haven Ave., Melbourne

Complaint Inspection on Sept. 6

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

17 total violations, with three high-priority violations

  • High 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. Dishwasher (Chlorine 00ppm), must set up triple sink and use for sanitizing dishes after washed. Operator is going to call ecolab **Warning**

  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. raw beef (56F - Cold Holding); raw chicken (49F - Cold Holding) operator discarded

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. raw beef (56F - Cold Holding); raw chicken (49F - Cold Holding) operator discarded soup (48F - Cold Holding) cooked chicken wings (46F - Cold Holding); cooked shredded chicken (47F - Cold Holding) found in true refrigerator double door, stocked at 11 today suggest rapid chill. Retemped items cooked chicken 34F, shredded chicken 36F, soup 34F, **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**

Yoshi's Izakaya

1875 S. Patrick Drive, Unit E, Indian Harbour Beach

Routine Inspection on Sept. 6

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

15 total violations, with four high-priority violations

  • High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Using grocery bag to hold broccoli in reach in cooler Using grocery bag to hold raw chicken in reach in freezer Using grocery bag to store cooked chicken in white chest freezer **Repeat Violation** - From follow-up inspection 2023-07-11: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-14: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-09-06: **Time Extended**

  • High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw chicken stored over raw beef in reach in freezer - From follow-up inspection 2023-07-11: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-14: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-09-06: **Time Extended**

  • High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shelled eggs over ready to eat peppers in reach in cooler **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** - From follow-up inspection 2023-07-11: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-14: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-09-06: **Time Extended**

  • High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Found ants in bag of sugar operator discarded **Corrected On-Site** - From follow-up inspection 2023-07-11: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-14: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-09-06: **Time Extended**

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: Melbourne area restaurant and food truck inspections Sept. 4-10: Restaurant inspection: 4 Brevard are perfect; 11 fail