Flames Meditterranean Grill
575 21st St, Unit #24, Vero Beach, FL 32960 · Permanent Food Service · License 4105460
What drove the grade
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Jul 20 routine inspection2 high priority (no follow-up needed), 1 intermediate, 2 basic-11
- Safety score89
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitJul 20, 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
High priority2
Code 01, Approved source; food safe and unadulterated: Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse.
Code 03, Food out of temperature: Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41°F.
Salmon and butter reading 50f. Cold holding in cooler overnight.
Intermediate1
Code 05, Thermometers provided and accurate: Ambient air thermometer in holding unit not accurate within plus or minus 3°F.
Walk in Reading 38f. My thermometer is reading 45f
Basic2
Code 21, Wiping cloths and linens: In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board.
Fixed on the spot
Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
Gaskets on reach in freezer. Operator wiped down
Fixed on the spot
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.
- Stop sale
- An order that the food can’t be sold or served.
- Ambient temperature
- The air temperature inside a cooler or holding unit, rather than the food’s own.