RED LOBSTER #0075

215 E MERRITT ISLAND CSWY, MERRITT ISLAND, Brevard County. DBPR licence 1500896. 8 inspection visits from 2023-09-26 to 2026-07-24.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-07-24: routine inspection, 3 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 7 basic violations

4 of 4routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Brevard County average that year (0 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

4inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Brevard County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-07-24	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	0	7	0.88	7 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x3) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2026-01-12	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	2	4	1.01	8 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2025-07-01	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	2	5		8 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2025-02-25	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	2	4	0.77	6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2024-09-10	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	5	7	0.77	12 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x3) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-02-01	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	5		5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x3) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2023-10-11	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	6		6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x3) 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2023-09-26	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	3	4		5 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification

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A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.