Earl's Hideaway Lounge INC
1405 Indian River Dr, Sebastian, FL 32958 · Permanent Food Service · License 4101197
What drove the grade
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Sep 3 routine inspection1 intermediate (1 repeat), 4 basic (1 repeat)-9
- Safety score91
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitSep 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.
5 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
Intermediate1
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.
Can opener blade soiled with food debris, moved to triple sink. Meat slicer soiled with food debris, on blade and around track at the top.
Repeat violation
Basic4
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface.
Duct tape used to repair handle on single door reach in cooler at bar.
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris.
Interior of microwave, over make table in kitchen, soiled with food debris.
Fixed on the spot
Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
Walk in cooler gasket soiled with mold like substance. Reach in freezer gaskets soiled with mold like substance.
Repeat violation
Code 36, Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation: Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed.
Food debris on floor in walk in cooler, under shelving.
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
- Food-contact surface
- Anything food touches, such as cutting boards, utensils, counters and the inside of ice machines.
- Nonfood-contact surface
- Surfaces food doesn’t touch, such as the outsides of equipment, handles and door gaskets.