LURES RIVERFRONT RESTAURANT
3330 Northeast Indian River Drive
Florida, 34957
Skyline Heights
Martin County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection Date: 2/19/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 10718158
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed bowl used as scoop inside container of fruit and container of cole slaw in reach in cooler at kitchen. Employee removed. Warning
- 12A-25-4:High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee touch face with gloves on, then proceed to handle clean food equipment and engage in food preparation with out washing hands or changing gloves. Warning
- 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Operator renewed license at time of inspection. Warning
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed Raw shell eggs stored over ready to eat onions, tomatoes, sauces at flip top reach in cooler on cook line- employee removed. Warning
- 12A-09-4:High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. At cook line: Observed employee handle raw beef patty, then proceed to handle clean equipment and plates, and touch reach in cooler door, with out changing gloves. Warning
Inspection Date: 11/12/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8770254
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed bowl used as scoop inside container of cut melons in short stainless reach in cooler at prep line. Operator stored properly. Corrected On-Site
- 24-05-4:Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Observed I've bins not inverted next to ice machine in main kitchen. Operator stored items correctly. Corrected On-Site
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee handbag stored over liquor bottles at inside bar area. Operator stored items properly. Corrected On-Site
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Observed stored beef patties uncovered in white reach in coolers main kitchen area. Operator stored items properly. Corrected On-Site
- 03D-01-5:High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. Observed cooked onions at 74F per operator, items cooling at 10:30 since 6:30. At current rate if current, item did not reach 70F with 2 hours. Operator placed in freezer to quick chill. Items at 40F at 11:30. Corrected On-Site
- 12A-29-4:High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee re-enter from back door while handling cellphone, then proceed to handle dirty to clean dishes at dish pit station with no hand wash. Employee washed hands properly. Corrected On-Site
- 02C-03-5:Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Observed cut melons at 54F date marked 11/11, per operator, items prepped 11/12 at 9:30. Operator placed proper date mark on items. Corrected On-Site
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed Soiled Baking tray on top of small confection oven in main kitchen. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site
Inspection Date: 4/24/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8371060
- 06-09-1:Basic - 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. At cook line low boy cooler, 4 Ahi tuna steaks 3 yellowfin tuna steaks thawed in ROP package. Operator stated items held over 24 hours. See stop sale
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. At bar, soda boxes stored on floor.
- 41-07-4:High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. At cook line prep table, antacids, Benadryl, Tylenol stored on shelf over food prep area. Advised operator to remove medicines. Operator removed medicine. Corrected On-Site
- 12A-28-4:High Priority - Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee handled cut melon with bare hands for immediate service, proceeded to handle ready to eat food without washing hands, wiped hands on clothing. Advised operator to wash hands, apply gloves when handling ready to eat foods.
- 09-01-4:High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee handled cut melon with bare hands for immediate service, proceeded to handle ready to eat food without washing hands. Advised operator to wash hands, apply gloves when handling ready to eat foods.
- 01B-13-4:High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. 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. At cook line low boy cooler, 4 Ahi tuna steaks 3 yellowfin tuna steaks thawed in ROP package. Operator stated items held over 24 hours. See stop sale
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At cook line raw steak (55F - Cold Holding) Operator stated steak held in reach in cooler, cut to order. Been out of temperature approximately 20 minutes prior. Food item not prepared or portioned today. Operator placed raw steak into reach in cooler to bring temperature to 41F **Corrective Action Taken**
Inspection Date: 8/30/2023
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8484986
- 08A-20-5:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Observed Raw ground beef over fish at walk in cooler. Operator stored properly. Corrected On-Site
- 08A-17-6:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed Raw Philly mechanically tenderized beef over fish reach in freezer. Fish not in commercial packaging. Operator stored properly. Corrected On-Site
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. house made garlic butter (51F - Cold Holding) Per operator, not prepared or portioned today. Per operator, held for 2 hours. Observed pan of house made garlic butter double panned in reach in cooler. Operator placed underneath cooler to quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. French fries (128F - Hot Holding) - holding in hot window Per operator, held out of temperature for 15 minutes. Inspector recommended placing on time control. Operator discarded French fries. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 11-27-4:Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Bodily fluids procedure sent to operator. Repeat Violation
- 03D-15-4:Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Walk in cooler: grits (96F - Cooling) at 3:15 since 2:00 - 91F at 3:50 At current rate of cooling product will not reach 70F within 2 hours. Operator removed from deep container, spread out in shallow pan and placed on ice bath. **Corrective Action Taken**