OCEAN AVE BAR & KITCHEN

2551 N OCEAN AVE, RIVIERA BEACH, Palm Beach County. DBPR licence 6021890. 21 inspection visits from 2023-09-11 to 2026-10-02.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-10-02: routine inspection, 2 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

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

3emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2023-12-18)

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, Palm Beach 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
2026-10-02	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	0	2.37	2 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature
2026-02-26	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2025-03-11	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-03-10	Complaint inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	0	0		2 areas 01 Approved source 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2025-03-06	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	6	2	2	1.88	7 areas 01 Approved source (x3) 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 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 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2024-12-13	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	1	1	0		2 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-10-15	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	3	2	0		5 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-10-14	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	5	9	2	1.88	11 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature (x3) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 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 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-04-19	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-04-18	Complaint inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	3	5		6 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 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) 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 (x2)
2024-02-20	Follow-up visit	Assigned to Inspector
2024-02-19	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	5	1	1	1.51	6 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 50 Current license properly displayed
2024-01-16	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	1	1	1.51	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 50 Current license properly displayed
2023-12-19	Complaint follow-up	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	1	0	0		1 area 50 Current license properly displayed
2023-12-19	Complaint follow-up	Not yet allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Not Complied	2	0	0		2 areas 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 50 Current license properly displayed
2023-12-18	Complaint inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	5	0	1		5 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 50 Current license properly displayed
2023-11-16	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2023-11-14	Follow-up visit	Closure follow-up: more time given DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Time Extension	1	0	0		1 area 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2023-11-13	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	3	1	1	1.51	4 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2)
2023-09-12	Complaint follow-up	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	2	2		4 areas 01 Approved source 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-09-11	Complaint inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	6	7	2		7 areas 01 Approved source (x4) 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 09 Foods handled with minimum contact 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x3)

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.