Hen House Eatery
11632 Hwy 1, Sebastian, FL 32958 · Permanent Food Service · License 4105078
What drove the grade
Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Aug 5 routine inspection1 high priority (fixed on the spot), 1 intermediate, 2 basic (1 repeat)-9
- Safety score91
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitAug 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.
4 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority1
Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged.
Raw repackaged salmon over ready to eat deli meats in reach in freezer, moved to bottom shelf.
Fixed on the spot
Intermediate1
Code 02, Labeling, date marking and consumer advisory: Menu contains an item made with a raw/undercooked animal food as an ingredient and description of item does not inform consumer of raw/undercooked animal food ingredient.
Eggs Benedict and lox require reminders to point viewers to the consumer advisory for hidden raw ingredients.
Basic2
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Equipment in poor repair.
Make table right door torn gasket. Walk in cooler gasket torn.
Repeat violation
Code 36, Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation: Ceiling tile missing.
Ceiling tile missing over hand wash sink back of kitchen.
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
- Ready-to-eat food
- Food eaten without further cooking, such as salads, sandwiches, deli meats and cooked dishes.