DISCOVERY BEACH CAFE

Name: DISCOVERY BEACH CAFE
Address: 300 BARLOW AVE, COCOA BEACH, FL, 32931, US
Rating: 52.6

300 BARLOW AVE, COCOA BEACH, FL 32931

License #1503730

☕ Café/Breakfast ℹ️

52.6 Grade F / 100

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Latest inspection

October 6, 2026 · 12 findings · 3 critical

Routine - Food

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DISCOVERY BEACH CAFE in COCOA BEACH currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 52.6 out of 100 — an F grade — a serious pattern of repeat or critical violations. This restaurant has been inspected 8 times from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on October 6, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 56 total violations — 14 critical, 6 major, 36 minor.

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February 18, 2026

The latest inspection on October 6, 2026 shows 12 observation rows: 3 critical, 2 major, and 7 minor.

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Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[01B-02-5] Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. ; spinach queso (45F - Cold Holding) in cook line cooler overnight
[02C-02-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Mashed potatoes and spinach queso no date mark. Cook date marked.
[14-11-5] Equipment in poor repair. Flip top cooler on cook line not working, not being used at time of inspection
[14-69-4] Ice buildup in reach-in freezer.
[29-11-4] Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Hand sink next to triple sink
[35A-02-8] 5 Live, small flying insects found when lifted potato slicer handle.
[36-62-4] Light not functioning. 2 in kitchen
[50-09-4] Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. License is current, operator verified. Establishment open and operating.
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. ; spinach queso (45F - Cold Holding)
[29-20-5] Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink, three-compartment sink, or mop sink. Handwashing sink next to triple sink.
[40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Bowl with vegetables half eaten on top of food in reach in cooler. Cook discarded it.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Potato slicer soiled, went to look at it and 5 lives flies came out.

Disposition: Warning Issued
[22-20-5] Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine has an accumulation of mold like substances behind deflector plate
[16-21-4] Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine.
[16-23-4] Accumulation of lime scale on the inside of the dishmachine.
[06-09-1] 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. Fully thawed raw mahi in commercial packaging bearing indicator label
[13-03-4] Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook
[36-73-4] Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Heavy buildup of grease and old food debris under cook line equipment
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Cooking oil containers stored on the floor
[10-18-5] In-use utensil stored in sanitizer between uses. Knife in sanitizer bucket. Operator removed
[31B-04-4] No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Sink on cook line next to pizza ovens
[02D-01-5] Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. White granular substance removed from original packaging not identified
[01B-13-4] Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Fully thawed raw mahi in commercial packaging bearing indicator label
[01B-02-5] Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. In reach-in cooler below service window on the left side sliced cheese (54F - Cold Holding); hard boiled eggs (54F - Cold Holding); shredded cheese (54F - Cold Holding); blue cheese (54F - Cold Holding).
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach-in cooler below service window on the left side sliced cheese (54F - Cold Holding); hard boiled eggs (54F - Cold Holding); shredded cheese (54F - Cold Holding); blue cheese (54F - Cold Holding). SEE STOP SALE
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Vegetable storage container in walk-in cooler has an accumulation of mold like substances. Operator cleaned