THE HABANERO GRILL

With 6 inspections documented, THE HABANERO GRILL maintains a 3.0/5 food safety rating in PALM BAY. Recent inspections indicate some food safety concerns.

Last inspection: 1 months ago · 6 reports on file

1851 PALM BAY RD STE 2

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★★☆☆ (3.0/5)
Based on 6 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

1/30/2026· 1mo ago

Visit ID: 13529873

Met Inspection Standards

2 high, 1 basic

  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in freezer door gaskets soiled with mold like substance. Corrected On-Site
  • 14-31-5:High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. House made tortillas stored in non food grade bags, operated moved to zip lock bags. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Beef brisket in oven not heated at 130f hot holding, reheated to 206f. Less than two hours. Corrected On-Site

9/24/2025· 5mo ago

Visit ID: 10871500

Met Inspection Standards

1 high, 1 int

  • 14-31-5:High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Thank you bags used to freeze beef and cooked tortillas.
  • 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Lingua cooked yesterday not date marked. Operator date marked. Corrected On-Site

5/22/2025· 9mo ago

Visit ID: 10710568

Met Inspection Standards

1 basic

  • 24-05-4:Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Large pots not inverted. Pots inverted by staff Corrected On-Site

11/1/2024· 1y 4mo ago

Visit ID: 8773683

Met Inspection Standards

1 high

  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw tilapia over ready to eat vegetables reach in cooler Corrected On-Site

1/3/2024· 2y 2mo ago

Visit ID: 8460985

Met Inspection Standards

1 high, 2 basic

  • 14-20-4:Basic - Ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover. Repeat Violation
  • 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered, raw beef in reach-in cooler Corrected On-Site
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw beef stored over prepped shredded lettuce Corrected On-Site

8/1/2023· 2y 7mo ago

Visit ID: 8372624

Met Inspection Standards

3 int, 8 basic

  • 24-05-4:Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner.
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets on multiple reach-in coolers torn.
  • 10-01-5:Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Handle in dry rice Corrected On-Site
  • 05-09-4:Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in glass reach-in cooler
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris. Dirty gaskets on reach-in cooler, food debris on shelves in reach-in cooler. Hood filters soiled Repeat Violation
  • 14-20-4:Basic - Ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover in reach-in freezer
  • 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Pico not covered in reach-in cooler Corrected On-Site
  • 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Unlabeled substance on cookline Corrected On-Site
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board stained
  • 11-26-1:Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Provided the operator a copy of the Employee Health Reporting Agreement
  • 02C-08-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened/prepared, frozen and then thawed and held at refrigeration temperature not properly date marked. Homemade salsa dated 6-29 in cooler. Operator states it was pulled from freezer yesterday. Educated operator that Salsa needs to be dated from freezer then re-dated when moved to fridge.