ESSEX SEAFOOD HOUSE INC

1360 W SR 40, PIERSON, Volusia County. DBPR licence 7405408. 7 inspection visits from 2023-11-15 to 2026-11-06.

Warning: inspector to returnLast visit, 2026-11-06: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 5 basic violations

1 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Volusia County average that year (2 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, Volusia 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
2026-11-06	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	1	5	1.75	5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-04-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	5	1.66	6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2025-10-24	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	4	1.66	4 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-04-30	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	2	1.81	2 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2024-11-15	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	5	1.81	3 areas 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)
2024-05-13	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	5	1.82	5 areas 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 50 Current license properly displayed
2023-11-15	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	2	1.82	4 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)

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.