HUNKER DOWN LOUNGE HIDEAWAY/CATEGORY 5

9 S ATLANTIC AVE, COCOA BEACH, Brevard County. DBPR licence 1506337. 10 inspection visits from 2024-01-30 to 2026-08-20.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-08-20: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 4 intermediate, 6 basic violations

3 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Brevard County average that year (1 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

0inspections 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
2026-08-20	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	4	6	0.88	7 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x4) 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-03-02	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-02-19	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	3	6	1.01	7 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x3) 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 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-09-26	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-09-18	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	4	4	1.01	8 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2) 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 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 45 Fire extinguishers - proper and sufficient (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY) 52 False/misleading statements published or advertised relating to food/beverage 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-03-31	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-03-26	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	1	0	0		1 area 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2025-03-24	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	5	7	0.77	11 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 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 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-08-26	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	3	9	0.77	12 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3) 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 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 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 46 Exiting system - adequate, good repair (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification 54 Florida Clean Indoor Air Act
2024-01-30	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	2	5		7 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 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 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation

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.