COUNTER CULTURE
3225 Cardinal Drive
Vero Beach, Florida, 32963
Indian River County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★½☆☆☆ (1.6/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 2/14/2025
High Priority
1
Intermediate
4
Basic
3
Total
8
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of ice machine is soiled.
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee working with no hair restraints on cooks line. Employee put on hair restraints. **Corrected On-Site**
- 12B-13-4:Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee drink and food stored inside 4 door refrigerator in back kitchen area. Chef removed and properly stored food. **Corrected On-Site**
- 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
- 01C-05-4:Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not maintained in chronological order according to the last date they were served in the establishment.
- 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. No handwashing soap at handwashing sink on cooks line. Chef placed soap at handwashing sink.
- 03G-50-1:Intermediate - Operator is doing a special process, conducting reduced oxygen packaging, cooking time/temperature control for safety food to a time and temperature combination lesser than those in the Food Code or operating a molluscan shellfish tank for human consumption without a HACCP plan approved by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Duck being cooked in reduced oxygen packaging has no HACCP.
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Bottle of degreaser has no labeling of contents. Chef added proper labeling. **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/14/2025 revealed 8 total violations (1 high priority, 4 intermediate, 3 basic).
Inspection on 11/5/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
2
Basic
2
Total
5
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee cell phone stored on top of reach in cooler on cooks line. Employee removed and properly stored cell phone. **Corrected On-Site**
- 21-08-4:Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer bucket tested 0ppm of quaternary. Retested at 200ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shelled eggs stored overtop ready to eat eggs inside refrigerator in bakery area. Management removed and properly stored it. **Corrected On-Site**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. White cutting board on reach in cooler on front line has stains.
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at hand washing sink on front line. Chef placed paper towels at hand washing sink. **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/5/2024 revealed 5 total violations (1 high priority, 2 intermediate, 2 basic).