FIRST WATCH

795 E MERRIT ISLAND CSWY, MERRITT ISLAND, Brevard County. DBPR licence 1507212. 7 inspection visits from 2024-10-18 to 2026-07-17.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-07-17: routine inspection, 2 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

3 of 3routine 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

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
2026-07-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	0	0.88	1 area 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2)
2026-01-13	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-01-12	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	1	0	0		1 area 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2026-01-09	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
2026-01-08	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	0	2	1.01	5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-07-23	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	3	10	1.01	13 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 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 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2024-10-18	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	3	3		6 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted 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 (x2)

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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.