Kountry Kitchen With Love
1749 Old Dixie Hwy, Vero Beach, FL 32960 · Permanent Food Service · License 4100820
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 14 routine inspection1 intermediate, 3 basic (1 repeat)-7
- Safety score93
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitSep 14, 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
Intermediate1
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.
Can opener blade has old food debris
Basic3
Code 10, In-use utensils properly stored: In-use ice scoop for ice machine located outside not stored in a protected manner between uses.
Repeat violation
Code 24, Clean equipment storage and air drying: Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.
Clean containers in storage rack
Code 31, Handwash sinks and supplies: No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees.
Cook line hand sink
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.
- Wet nesting
- Stacking dishes or containers before they have dried, which traps moisture where germs can grow.