Comfort Suites
1175 Malabar Rd NE, Palm Bay, FL 32907 · Permanent Food Service · License 1506143
What drove the grade
Clear tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Nov 3 complaint inspection2 basic-2
- Safety score98
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Inspection history
2 inspections · 2 visitsLatest inspection
Complaint inspection
- First visitNov 3, 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.
2 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
Basic2
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Equipment in poor repair.
Small reach in cooler on buffet line is not cooling, operator has pans of ice on all food inside. Ambient thermometer reads 40f cold holding. New reach in cooler has been ordered.
Fixed on the spot
Clear tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface.
White reach in cooler has clear tape added to shelves to hold items to door.
Earlier inspections 1
A100Routine inspectionNo violations No follow-up needed
- First visitSep 14, 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.
No violations found.
Official report, on the Florida DBPR website
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
- Nonfood-contact surface
- Surfaces food doesn’t touch, such as the outsides of equipment, handles and door gaskets.
- Ambient temperature
- The air temperature inside a cooler or holding unit, rather than the food’s own.