Cozy Corner Cafe
2425 N Courtenay Pkwy, Merritt Island, FL 32953 · Permanent Food Service · License 1504001
What drove the grade
Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Nov 5 routine inspection1 high priority (no follow-up needed), 7 basic-10
- Safety score90
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitNov 5, 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 priority1
Code 12, Handwashing and hygienic practices: Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food.
Employee took cardboard box out back door, returned to work no handwash.
Basic7
Code 02, Labeling, date marking and consumer advisory: Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.
Flour not labeled, cook labeled container
Fixed on the spot
Code 05, Thermometers provided and accurate: No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit.
In refrigerator in back storage room
Code 10, In-use utensils properly stored: In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container.
Flour handle in product, operator removed.
Fixed on the spot
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
Code 36, Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation: Floors not maintained smooth and durable.
Cook line floor
Objectionable odors in bathroom or other areas of the establishment.
Code 50, Current license displayed: Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
License posted expired 4-1-26, license is current, establishment is open and operating, verified ownership
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.
- Ambient temperature
- The air temperature inside a cooler or holding unit, rather than the food’s own.