THE ISLAND WATERFRONT BAR AND GRILL

1891 E MERRIT ISLAND CAUSEWAY, MERRITT ISLAND, Brevard County. DBPR licence 1505592. 21 inspection visits from 2023-07-20 to 2026-09-29.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-09-29: routine inspection, 2 high-priority, 2 intermediate, 7 basic violations

6 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Brevard County average that year (0 had none)

2emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2024-02-21)

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
2026-09-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	2	7	0.88	8 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2026-03-18	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-03-17	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	0	10	1.01	8 areas 01 Approved source 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 28 Sewage and wastewater disposed properly (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2025-10-20	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-10-16	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	4	0	9	1.01	11 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2025-06-02	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-05-12	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-05-08	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	0	1		1 area 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2025-03-31	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	1	8	0.77	9 areas 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 28 Sewage and wastewater disposed properly 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel
2024-11-08	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-10-31	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	1	3	0.77	5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2024-04-22	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	5	1.05	5 areas 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 (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-03-06	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-02-28	Complaint follow-up	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	1	0	0		1 area 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2024-02-22	Complaint follow-up	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	1	1	3		5 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-02-21	Complaint inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	2	2	6		7 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-12-19	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	6		7 areas 01 Approved source 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2023-11-01	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	2	5		5 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-10-30	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	3	8	1.05	9 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-07-21	Complaint follow-up	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	1	0	0		1 area 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2023-07-20	Complaint inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	7	2	13		13 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x3) 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x4) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly

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.