Lazy Turtle Riverfront

4445 Dixie Hwy, Palm Bay, FL 32905 · Permanent Food Service · License 1506551

Official report

out of 100

Grade B

Safety score 85 of 100

Latest visit: Sep 1, 2026

What drove the grade

Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined.High priority · fixed on the spot · 7 other violations

How the score was calculated

Starting score100
Violations at the Sep 1 complaint inspection
2 high priority (1 no follow-up needed, 1 fixed on the spot), 1 intermediate (fixed on the spot), 5 basic (2 repeats)
-15
Safety score85

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Inspection history

1 inspection · 1 visit

Sep12026

Complaint inspection

8 violations found

First visitSep 1, 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:
- 2 High priority
- 1 Intermediate
- 5 Basic
What the inspector cited
High priority2
- Code 03, Food out of temperature: Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined.
  Egg wash on cook line out for 1 hour no time mark, operator corrected.
  Fixed on the spot
- Code 29, Plumbing and backflow prevention: Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink.
  Mop sink exterior of building.
Intermediate1
- Code 31, Handwash sinks and supplies: Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing.
  Hand wash sink at bar used as a dump sink, educated server.
  Fixed on the spot
Basic5
- Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Food stored on floor.
  Cooking oil on floor in back storage room, operator moved.
  Fixed on the spot
- Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Equipment in poor repair.
  Chest freezer, farthest from mop sink, exterior of restaurant has a torn gasket. Two door reach in cooler near cook line both door gaskets torn.
  Repeat violation
- Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
  Both chest reach in freezers exterior of establishment gaskets soiled with mold like substance.
- Code 33, Garbage and refuse: Open dumpster lid.
  One of two dumpster lids open. Dumpster located approximately 200 feet from establishment.
  Repeat violation
- Code 36, Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation: Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair.
  Ceiling above cook line near hood damaged and holed.
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

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.