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Brevard County Failed Restaurant Inspections

19F grade
7D grade
8Emergency orders
7.7%Below a C

Of 337 Brevard County restaurants on this site, 8 have been under a state emergency order and 19 hold an F. Counting D grades as well, 7.7% of graded Brevard County restaurants fall below a C.

Coverage: we publish inspection records for 337 of Brevard County’s 1,056 licensed food service establishments. Every figure on this page describes the 337 we publish, not the full licensed roster.

This grade is calculated by us from Florida DBPR public inspection records — Florida does not issue official grades. How we calculate it →

Emergency orders in Brevard County

A state emergency order suspends the licence and requires the establishment to stop operating until a callback inspection clears it. These 8 restaurants have one on record, newest first. The date and disposition are the ones DBPR recorded.

  1. PIZZAVOLA CB Cocoa Beach

    February 18, 2026 · Emergency Order Callback Complied

    0 high-priority · 0 intermediate · 0 basic · grade C (75/100)

  2. BEACHSIDE HOTEL AND SUITES Cocoa Beach

    January 22, 2026 · Emergency Order Callback Complied

    0 high-priority · 0 intermediate · 0 basic · grade D (63/100)

  3. BUNKY'S RAW BAR & GRILL Indialantic

    October 17, 2025 · Emergency Order Callback Not Complied

    3 high-priority · 1 intermediate · 5 basic · grade F (58/100)

  4. GOLDEN CORRAL OF PALM BAY Palm Bay

    October 14, 2025 · Emergency order recommended

    2 high-priority · 1 intermediate · 16 basic · grade C (77/100)

  5. SHELLS OF MELBOURNE Melbourne

    October 2, 2025 · Emergency Order Callback Complied

    0 high-priority · 0 intermediate · 0 basic · grade D (69/100)

  6. SHACK RIVERFRONT Palm Bay

    September 24, 2025 · Emergency Order Callback Not Complied

    3 high-priority · 7 intermediate · 12 basic · grade B (81/100)

  7. GATORS DOCKSIDE Cape Canaveral

    September 4, 2025 · Emergency Order Callback Complied

    0 high-priority · 0 intermediate · 0 basic · grade F (30/100)

  8. HILTON COCOA BEACH OCEANFRONT RESORT Cocoa Beach

    August 6, 2025 · Emergency Order Callback Time Extension

    1 high-priority · 0 intermediate · 0 basic · grade B (82/100)

F-grade restaurants in Brevard County

19 restaurants score below 60 on their most recent inspection, listed lowest score first. Violation counts and the inspection date are as recorded by DBPR.

  1. 21 DOGS 'R' US Titusville

    7 high-priority · 4 intermediate · 11 basic · inspected October 21, 2025

  2. 29 STEVES FAMILY DINER Titusville

    5 high-priority · 5 intermediate · 16 basic · inspected January 20, 2026

  3. 30 GATORS DOCKSIDE Cape Canaveral Emergency order

    3 high-priority · 6 intermediate · 13 basic · inspected November 6, 2025

  4. 31 VICTORIO'S Titusville

    6 high-priority · 3 intermediate · 12 basic · inspected February 5, 2026

  5. 35 LOYD HAVE MERCY Titusville

    7 high-priority · 0 intermediate · 9 basic · inspected May 7, 2026

  6. 38 SOUTHERN SISTERS CAFE Melbourne

    5 high-priority · 6 intermediate · 4 basic · inspected March 30, 2026

  7. 44 ALOHA TIKI BAR & CAFE Cocoa Beach

    5 high-priority · 4 intermediate · 4 basic · inspected March 27, 2026

  8. 44 UMPA'S DINER Merritt Island

    5 high-priority · 3 intermediate · 7 basic · inspected April 7, 2026

  9. 44 TITUSVILLE BEEF O' BRADY'S Titusville

    3 high-priority · 6 intermediate · 14 basic · inspected May 6, 2026

  10. 50 CAZADORES MEXICAN RESTAURANT Indian Harbor Beach

    4 high-priority · 4 intermediate · 6 basic · inspected February 18, 2026

  11. 54 ASIAN HOUSE RESTAURANT Titusville

    3 high-priority · 3 intermediate · 13 basic · inspected January 12, 2026

  12. 55 DOWNTOWN DINER Titusville

    4 high-priority · 2 intermediate · 7 basic · inspected March 27, 2026

  13. 55 LAZY TURTLE RIVERFRONT Palm Bay

    2 high-priority · 6 intermediate · 11 basic · inspected June 16, 2026

  14. 56 IHOP 36-183 Titusville

    4 high-priority · 1 intermediate · 9 basic · inspected March 10, 2026

  15. 56 YELLOW DOG CAFE Malabar

    4 high-priority · 1 intermediate · 9 basic · inspected May 20, 2026

  16. 57 THIRD CULTURE KITCHEN Titusville

    3 high-priority · 2 intermediate · 13 basic · inspected January 12, 2026

  17. 58 EL LEONCITO Titusville

    4 high-priority · 2 intermediate · 4 basic · inspected April 8, 2026

  18. 58 DIXIE CROSSROADS Titusville

    3 high-priority · 2 intermediate · 12 basic · inspected January 14, 2026

  19. 58 BUNKY'S RAW BAR & GRILL Indialantic Emergency order

    2 high-priority · 2 intermediate · 5 basic · inspected January 5, 2026

D-grade restaurants in Brevard County

7 restaurants score 60 to 69, again lowest first.

  1. 61 PITA PARADISE Cocoa Beach

    2 high-priority · 4 intermediate · 11 basic · inspected March 26, 2026

  2. 63 BEACHSIDE HOTEL AND SUITES Cocoa Beach Emergency order

    1 high-priority · 3 intermediate · 5 basic · inspected March 23, 2026

  3. 64 DURANGOS STEAKHOUSE Titusville

    2 high-priority · 2 intermediate · 14 basic · inspected April 28, 2026

  4. 66 RED LOBSTER #0075 Merritt Island

    3 high-priority · 2 intermediate · 4 basic · inspected January 12, 2026

  5. 68 GATORS DOCKSIDE Melbourne

    3 high-priority · 1 intermediate · 5 basic · inspected June 23, 2026

  6. 68 GRILLS SEAFOOD DECK & TIKI BAR Cape Canaveral

    3 high-priority · 1 intermediate · 5 basic · inspected January 14, 2026

  7. 69 SHELLS OF MELBOURNE Melbourne Emergency order

    1 high-priority · 0 intermediate · 8 basic · inspected May 27, 2026

Violations most often cited at failing Brevard County restaurants

Across the 26 restaurants at a D or F, DBPR recorded 94 high-priority violations at 26 of them. The codes below are ranked by how many of those failing restaurants were cited under each.

DBPR does not publish a priority tier per violation code in this dataset, so these are ranked by frequency at failing restaurants rather than labelled high-priority. Official wording first, then what it means in practice.

  1. 1 Code 22 25 of 26 failing restaurants · 100 citations

    Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized

    Surfaces that touch food were not clean and sanitised — one of the most direct routes to contamination.

  2. 2 Code 36 19 of 26 failing restaurants · 99 citations

    Floors, walls, ceilings clean & maintained; proper ventilation

    Floors, walls or ceilings were dirty or in disrepair, or ventilation was inadequate — a housekeeping failure rather than a direct food risk.

  3. 3 Code 14 24 of 26 failing restaurants · 91 citations

    Food-contact & nonfood-contact surfaces properly designed/maintained

    Equipment or work surfaces were damaged, worn or built in a way that cannot be properly cleaned.

  4. 4 Code 08 26 of 26 failing restaurants · 88 citations

    Cross-contamination: raw foods separated; food protected during prep/storage

    Raw and ready-to-eat foods were not kept apart, or food was left unprotected during prep or storage — the classic cross-contamination failure.

  5. 5 Code 29 22 of 26 failing restaurants · 84 citations

    Plumbing installed & maintained; mop sink; backflow prevention

    Plumbing faults: leaks, missing backflow prevention, or a mop sink problem.

  6. 6 Code 31 22 of 26 failing restaurants · 61 citations

    Handwash sinks accessible; handwashing supplies & sign provided

    A handwash sink was blocked, or missing soap, towels or its required sign, so staff could not wash hands properly.

  7. 7 Code 03 23 of 26 failing restaurants · 56 citations

    Temperature control of foods (cold/hot holding, cooking, cooling, reheating)

    Food was held, cooked, cooled or reheated outside safe temperatures. This is the violation most often linked to foodborne illness.

  8. 8 Code 01 23 of 26 failing restaurants · 55 citations

    Food from approved source; safe, unadulterated, sound condition

    Food came from an unapproved source, or was spoiled, damaged or otherwise unsound.

More Brevard County inspection data

Brevard County failed inspections — FAQ

How many restaurants failed health inspection in Brevard County?
Of the 337 Brevard County restaurants we grade, 19 hold an F and 7 hold a D — 7.7% below a C. 8 have been placed under a state emergency order.
Does Florida close restaurants that fail inspection in Brevard County?
Florida can issue an emergency order suspending a licence, which requires the establishment to stop operating until the problem is corrected and a callback inspection clears it. 8 Brevard County restaurants we publish have such an order on record.
Are these official Brevard County health grades?
No. Florida's Department of Business and Professional Regulation inspects restaurants and records violations, but it issues no letter grades or scores. The A–F grades here are calculated by us from those public records using one published formula.