LAZY TURTLE RIVERFRONT

Name: LAZY TURTLE RIVERFRONT
Address: 4445 DIXIE HWY, PALM BAY, FL, 32905, US
Rating: 40.6

4445 DIXIE HWY, PALM BAY, FL 32905

License #1506551

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40.6 Grade F / 100

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LAZY TURTLE RIVERFRONT in PALM BAY currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 40.6 out of 100 — an F grade — a serious pattern of repeat or critical violations. This restaurant has 4 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on March 18, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 53 total violations — 10 critical, 11 major, 32 minor.

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Administrative complaint recommended
[02D-01-5] Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour container had no label.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Vent hood covers soiled with grease. Chest freezer outside has soiled gasket. Shelf on cook line with pans soiled with food debris. Small reach in cooler at bar soiled with old drink mix.
[52-01-4] Identity of food or food product misrepresented. Menu stated colossal gulf shrimp but shrimp is from India.
[06-01-5] Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Scallops thawing in still water.
[13-04-4] Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook on cook line not wearing beard guard.
[24-08-4] Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Clean bins wet nesting.
[10-20-4] In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Five pairs of tongs on door handle at knee level on cook line.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade soiled with food debris.
[33-16-4] Open dumpster lid. Open across parking lot.
[01B-13-4] Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. 10 Red Snapper fillets thawed without removing from vacuum seal package.
[14-11-5] Equipment in poor repair. Two door stainless reach in cooler has torn gaskets on both doors. Chest reach in freezer exterior has torn gaskets. Chest freezer in kitchen has torn gasket (closest to reach in cooler). Walk in cooler door handle doesnt secure.
[21-04-4] In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Wiping cloth under cutting board.
[27-16-4] Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Hand wash sink near Dish Machine has hot water shut off.
[31A-11-4] Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Spoon in hand wash sink on cook line.
[29-42-4] Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Mop sink hose in drain pan with no backflow preventer.
[35A-02-7] Live, small flying insects found one fly in bar.
[36-34-5] Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling on cook line soiled with food debris.
[36-24-5] Hole in or other damage to wall. Tiles missing on wall in kitchen near dish washer.

Administrative complaint recommended
[14-11-5] Door to the walk in cooler doesnt close tightly.
[53A-01-7] Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Eric has not gotten manager card.
[31B-04-4] No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Cook line and hand sink next to chest freezer.
[05-09-4] No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Cook line cooler and 2 door upright cooler.
[36-17-5] Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Cook line
[41-15-5] Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Quaternary over 400 ppm
[29-17-4] Waste line missing at soda gun holster. Inside bar next to 3 bay sink
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. sliced cheese (56F - Cold Holding); coleslaw (52F - Cold Holding); mango salsa (45F - Cold Holding); shredded cheese (52F - Cold Holding); cabbage (52F - Cold Holding); lobster (49F - Cold Holding); black beans (49F - Cold Holding); heavy cream (49F - Cold Holding); raw hamburger (52F - Cold Holding); taco steak (52F - Cold Holding); 2 door upright cooler; cooked sausage (40F - Cold Holding); cooked pasta (39F - Cold Holding); shrimp (46F - Cold Holding); mahi (42F - Cold Holding); white fish (45F - Cold Holding); mahi (51F - Cold Holding); calamari (48F - Cold Holding); mussels (48F - Cold Holding); scallops (46 to 50F - Cold Holding)
[01B-02-5] Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse.
[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. Salmon and tuna
[02C-03-5] Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Milk open Saturday.
[08A-02-6] Raw eggs over pies and cooked rice.
[22-02-4] Can opener blade soiled. Cutting board on the cook line soiled. Soda gun soiled
[23-03-4] Hood filters soiled.
[50-17-3] Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Licensed expired April of 2025. Operator paid during inspection.
[35B-01-4] Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back door off kitchen
[16-48-4] Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils.
[28-02-4] Condensation line draining into a bucket in 2 door glass cooler. In the walk in cooler condensation draining into a pan stored over raw seafood

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