ATLANTIC OCEAN GRILLE
401 MEADE AVE, Cocoa Beach FL 32931
Last inspected Apr 23, 2026 · 10 visits since September 2023
5 inspections within 19 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 8 live flying insects at bar
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Inspection history
10 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Ware's/utensils dried with a towel/cloth. Employee drying wares with a towel immediately after coming out of dishwasher.
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
A return visit. The problems were not fixed yet and the kitchen was given more time.
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No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Operator removed bar and all equipment in banquet hall. Turned banquet hall into arcade. No food services offered in area
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 1 recorded.
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No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Operator removed bar and all equipment in banquet hall. Turned banquet hall into arcade. No food services offered in area
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink. Spray nozzle at dish area hangs below the flood rim of sink.
Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Fully thawed raw grouper in vacuum sealed packaging bearing indicator label for thawing requirements
No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Missing for multiple new hires
Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Fully thawed raw grouper in vacuum sealed packaging bearing indicator label for thawing requirements. SEE STOP SALE
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk in cooler. Raw tuna stored over cooked noodles. Operator moved
Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink. At sink next to dishwasher. Spray nozzle hangs below the flood rim of sink
In-use utensil stored in sanitizer between uses. Knives stored in bucket of sanitizer. Operator removed
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. On speed rack in kitchen. Raw shrimp being thawed by ambient room temperature.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. 154°F. Operator had technician repair during inspection 165°F
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
A return visit. The problems were not fixed yet and the kitchen was given more time.
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Operator is doing a special process, conducting reduced oxygen packaging, cooking time/temperature control for safety food to a time and temperature combination lesser than those in the Food Code or operating a molluscan shellfish tank for human consumption without a HACCP plan approved by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Operator is vacuum sealing multiple foods and sou vide cooking onsite
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 5 recorded, 2 high priority.
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Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 8 live flying insects at bar
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk in cooler raw tuna stored over krab. Operator moved
Operator is doing a special process, conducting reduced oxygen packaging, cooking time/temperature control for safety food to a time and temperature combination lesser than those in the Food Code or operating a molluscan shellfish tank for human consumption without a HACCP plan approved by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Operator is vacuum sealing multiple foods and sou vide cooking onsite
Equipment in poor repair. Multiple gaskets in disrepair
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. White granular substance removed from original packaging is not labeled identifying by common name
This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.