DEE RESTAURANT AND TAKE OUT
1504 PALM BAY RD, Palm Bay FL 32905
Last inspected Jun 16, 2026 · 7 visits since July 2023
This licence isn't in DBPR's current active file, which usually means the business has closed, been sold, or let the licence lapse. Everything below belongs to this licence, not to whoever may be trading here now. The history stays public because it is a public record.
5 inspections trending up, 43 points better than where it started.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired on April 1st, 2023. Please visit DBPR website to renew
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Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Single-service articles improperly stored. Single service soup containers and trays stored on floor in back room.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. Restroom doors not self closing.
Food stored on floor. Cooking oil and soda on floor in back storage room. Required to be at least 6" off floor. Operator will fabricate a platform.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. Both restrooms require self closing devices installed.
Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. No closed receptacle provided.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Hand wash sink front of store, back bar area, and guest restroom require hand wash signs. Provided with licensing package.
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 12 recorded, 3 high priority.
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Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Cooked foods in walk in cooler cooked 50F, cooked oxtail 50F, red beans 50F made yesterday cooling over night.
Establishment using a sanitizer solution that does not meet the requirements specified in 40 CFR 180. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until approved sanitizer is available for warewashing. Bleach used for sanitizing not approved for dishes
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Cooked foods in walk in cooler cooked 50F, cooked oxtail 50F, red beans 50F made yesterday cooling over night.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Other food prep items found in handwashing sink. Items were removed
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.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Sanitizer bottle in kitchen unlabeled
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Food prep pans not stored inverted or covered
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
Food stored on floor. Raw chicken stored on floor in kitchen. Placed chicken on top of another empty case
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Kitchen microwave soiled
No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. In walk in cooler
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Chicken and goat thawing at room tempature
Met inspection standards. 13 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. -Dented can tomato sauce 32oz
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired on April 1st, 2023. Please visit DBPR website to renew
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. -Raw over RTE in freezer and reach in cooler
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -Cutting boards stained
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. -No soap paper towels or hand wash sign
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. Provided Employee Heath Reporting agreement
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. -Undated items in walk in cooler
Spray bottle not labeled.
Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. -No Covered receptacle in bathroom
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. -Open Red Bull on prep table
Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. -No cover on overhead lights in prep area
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -Dirty interior of microwave
Single-service articles improperly stored. -To go boxes on floor
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.