HEATON'S REEF BAR AND GRILL

3500 OCEAN DR, VERO BEACH, Indian River County. DBPR licence 4105149. 9 inspection visits from 2023-09-05 to 2026-09-09.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-09-09: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic violations

3 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Indian River 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, Indian River 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
2026-09-09	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	2		1 area 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2026-08-31	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	1	2	1.28	3 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2026-02-20	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	1	0		1 area 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
2026-02-11	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	1	2	0.99	4 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
2025-07-22	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0	0.99
2024-12-18	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	4	0	5	1.16	7 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x2) 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2024-07-19	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	2	1.16	4 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-01-23	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	4	1.09	4 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2023-09-05	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	6	1.09	8 areas 01 Approved source 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved

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.