Redfish Saloon
1670 Indian River Dr, Sebastian, FL 32958 · Permanent Food Service · License 4105425
What drove the grade
Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Jul 29 routine inspection4 high priority (2 no follow-up needed, 2 fixed on the spot), 3 intermediate (2 fixed on the spot), 2 basic-21
- Safety score79
Our own summary of the public record, not an official state rating. How grades work · Report an error
Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitJul 29, 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.
9 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority4
Code 01, Approved source; food safe and unadulterated: Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition.
Three trays of oysters in walk in cooler, lost tag.
Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food.
Raw shrimp fritter mix over sauces in reach in cooler.
Fixed on the spot
Code 09, Bare hand contact with ready-to-eat food: Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145°F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact.
Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee touched warmed buns with bare hands. Educated employee.
Fixed on the spot
Code 29, Plumbing and backflow prevention: Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.
No backflow device on hose side of splitter.
Intermediate3
Code 01, Approved source; food safe and unadulterated: No tag on/for original container of raw, in-shell clams/mussels/oysters.
See stop sale. Oysters on three trays in walk in cooler no tag present. Had tags from approved sources for fresh in walk in freezer and past 90 days.
Code 02, Labeling, date marking and consumer advisory: Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening.
Open gallon of milk in walk in cooler no date.
Fixed on the spot
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.
Can opener blade soiled, moved to wash. Meat slicer soiled with food debris in upper section near blade track.
Fixed on the spot
Basic2
Code 13, Clean clothes, hair restraints, jewelry: Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation.
Employee preparing food no beard guard.
Fixed on the spot
Code 24, Clean equipment storage and air drying: Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.
Clean bins wet nesting on drying rack.
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.
- Ready-to-eat food
- Food eaten without further cooking, such as salads, sandwiches, deli meats and cooked dishes.
- Food-contact surface
- Anything food touches, such as cutting boards, utensils, counters and the inside of ice machines.
- Stop sale
- An order that the food can’t be sold or served.
- Vacuum breaker, backflow
- Plumbing parts that keep dirty water, such as from a mop sink hose, from flowing back into the clean water supply.
- Wet nesting
- Stacking dishes or containers before they have dried, which traps moisture where germs can grow.