Sandbar Sports Bar
4301 Ocean Blvd, Cocoa Beach, FL 32931 · Permanent Food Service · License 1500449
What drove the grade
Dented/rusted cans present.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Aug 26 routine inspection2 high priority (1 no follow-up needed, 1 fixed on the spot), 1 intermediate (fixed on the spot), 5 basic-13
- Safety score87
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitAug 26, 2026 No follow-up needed
Met the state's inspection standards; the inspector didn't need to come back. Any violations cited still count toward the grade.
8 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority2
Code 01, Approved source; food safe and unadulterated: Dented/rusted cans present.
See stop sale. 1 8lb can orange marmalade
Code 03, Food out of temperature: Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41°F. beef (45°F - Cold Holding); , manager had item removed and put in another cooler
Fixed on the spot
Intermediate1
Code 55, Automatic gratuity notice: Establishment charging operational charges without properly disclosing the information on the menu/web/app and the bill/receipt.
Operator in the process of getting menus updated.
Fixed on the spot
Basic5
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Equipment in poor repair.
Gasket torn on deep white freezer.
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
Ice bin in outside server area has some mold like substance build up. Manager asked employee to clean ice bin out
Fixed on the spot
Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
Exterior lid of ice machine has build up of mold like substance. Manager cleaned lid.
Fixed on the spot
Code 29, Plumbing and backflow prevention: Standing water on floor in walk in cooler
Code 36, Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation: Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair.
Floor tiles in back storage room are broken, holding water
Reading this report
Priority levels
- High priority The problems most likely to make someone sick directly.
- Intermediate Could lead to a high-priority problem if not fixed.
- Basic Best practices and general upkeep.
Terms in the inspectors’ reports
- Time/temperature control for safety food
- Food that has to be kept hot, at 135°F or above, or cold, at 41°F or below, to stay safe: meat, seafood, eggs, dairy, cooked rice and beans, cut melons and the like.
- Nonfood-contact surface
- Surfaces food doesn’t touch, such as the outsides of equipment, handles and door gaskets.
- Stop sale
- An order that the food can’t be sold or served.