BANANA RIVER CAFE
1301 South Patrick Drive
Florida, 32937
Brevard County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.2/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 2/3/2025
High Priority
1
Intermediate
3
Basic
5
Total
9
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gasket on ice machine is in disrepair
- 35B-01-4:Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Doors by the bathrooms.
- 14-34-4:Basic - Interior of ice machine/bin with rust that has pitted the surface
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters have grease and dust build up
- 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall in kitchen soiled. Underneath hws in corner by stove is soiled
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Chicken over corned beef Corrected On-Site
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. 6 burner stove has heavy food and grease build up.
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Strainer in hws in kitchen
- 53B-14-5:Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. One expired 1-23-25
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/3/2025 revealed 9 total violations (1 high priority, 3 intermediate, 5 basic).
Inspection on 10/4/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
4
Total
4
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-11-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Flip top cooler lid is not secured. - From follow-up inspection 2024-10-04: **Time Extended**
- 22-08-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Repeat Violation - From follow-up inspection 2024-10-04: **Time Extended**
- 23-03-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters have heavy grease build up. Gaskets on reach in freezer has heavy black mold like substance around door Repeat Violation - From follow-up inspection 2024-10-04: **Time Extended**
- 36-27-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Walls in kitchen are soiled with grease and old food debris Repeat Violation - From follow-up inspection 2024-10-04: **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/4/2024 revealed 4 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 4 basic).
Inspection on 8/1/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
2
Basic
5
Total
7
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 16-21-4:Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. Top of dishwasher is soiled and has various items on top.
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Flip top cooler lid is not secured.
- 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Repeat Violation
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters have heavy grease build up. Gaskets on reach in freezer has heavy black mold like substance around door Repeat Violation
- 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Walls in kitchen are soiled with grease and old food debris Repeat Violation
- 52-10-4:Intermediate - Establishment advertised fresh juice, but juice was not prepared within 12 hours of sale and/or juice contains additives. Warning
- 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. Cooked sliced potatoes not date marked Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/1/2024 revealed 7 total violations (0 high priority, 2 intermediate, 5 basic).
Inspection on 1/4/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
3
Basic
8
Total
11
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 36-36-4:Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Ceiling tile missing by bathrooms.
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tiles have grease build up.
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Jackets stored on prep table with mixer, potatoes, sugar and oil.
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Stainless pans wet nesting, plastic cups on front counter wet nesting. Repeat Violation
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. White chest freezer has heavy ice build up, causing lid not to close. Repeat Violation
- 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Interior of microwave heavily soiled.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters heavily soiled. Stool with towel covering it, liquid margarine covering towel. Interior of microwave heavily soiled Walls in kitchen heavily soiled
- 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Walls throughout kitchen are soiled.
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Employee dumped ice in Handwash sink next to triple sink. Educated employee.
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Handwash sink next to cookline does not have paper towels.
- 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Cookline Handwash sink.
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/4/2024 revealed 11 total violations (0 high priority, 3 intermediate, 8 basic).
Inspection on 7/18/2023
High Priority
5
Intermediate
5
Basic
4
Total
14
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Cups on front line are wet nesting Corrected On-Site
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Chest freezer doesn't close all the way, causing ice build up Repeat Violation
- 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Several tiles throughout kitchen are broken Repeat Violation
- 14-34-4:Basic - Interior of ice machine/bin with rust that has pitted the surface
- 12A-20-4:High Priority - Employee washed hands with no soap. Operator corrected employee Corrected On-Site
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 1 live fly next unannounced inspection per Christal Woods
- 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Corrected On-Site
- 01B-14-4:High Priority - Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale. Corrected On-Site
- 29-37-4:High Priority - Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink. Hose laying in mop sink 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. Ham opened this morning not date marked. Corrected On-Site
- 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. Printed procedures for operator Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 02B-01-5:Intermediate - Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Eggs Bennie served sunnie side up not marked with asterisk. Corrected On-Site
- 03F-10-5:Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Printed one for operator and filled out. Corrected On-Site
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Squeeze bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Bottle with dish soap at hand wash sink not labeled Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/18/2023 revealed 14 total violations (5 high priority, 5 intermediate, 4 basic).