OLIVE GARDEN ITALIAN RESTAURANT # 1091
205 E MERRITT ISLAND CAUSEWAY, Merritt Island FL 32952 · 321.459.0306
Last inspected Mar 5, 2026 · 6 visits since October 2023
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5 inspections within 24 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In open top reach in cooler on cook line spinach dip (53F - Cold Holding); pesto (51F - Cold Holding). 1/6 pans double stacked in 1/3 pans causing air gap
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Mar 5, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 4 findings
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw sausage over white sauce in walk-in cooler. Operator moved
Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. Blue cheese and shredded cheeses in ice well on countertop of make line
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Left of fryers on cook line
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soda gun holster soiled. Operator cleaned
Oct 6, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In open top reach in cooler on cook line spinach dip (53F - Cold Holding); pesto (51F - Cold Holding). 1/6 pans double stacked in 1/3 pans causing air gap
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 salmon in vacuum sealed packaging bearing indicator label for thawing requirements.
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. Operator labeled
Feb 7, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Warewashing sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. Quaternary sanitizer in triple sink at bar is 500+ppm. Remade to 200ppm
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Under oven and fryers on cook line. Behind the bar
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Women's restroom
Sep 30, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
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Equipment in poor repair. Multiple damaged gaskets
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Area beneath pizza oven and surrounding fryers has a heavy build up of grease
Objectionable odors in bathroom or other areas of the establishment. Noticeably pungent odor on cook line in front of pizza oven and fryers
Mar 5, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
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Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Dish washer handled soiled dishes and then began putting away clean dishes without washing hands
In-use utensil stored in unclean water at or above 135 degrees Fahrenheit. On cook line. Utensils in dirty water. Operator replaced
Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Triple sink in bar at 500+ppm. Operator remade to 150ppm
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Surface area surrounding dispenser nozzles of soda machines in each service station have an accumulation of mold like substance. Operator cleaned
Oct 20, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. At triple sink behind the bar +400ppm. Operator remade to 200ppm
Server handled soiled dishes or utensils and then picked up plated food, served food, or prepared a beverage without washing hands. Server carried dirty dishes to dish area then began to open a bag of lettuce without washing hands
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Surface area surrounding dispenser nozzles of soda machine has an accumulation of mold like substance. Upper corners on interior of ice bins at soda machines are soiled. Operator cleaned
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. On cook line. Utensils in standing water at 91°F. Operator discarded
Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitizer buckets stored directly on the floor in service aisle.
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.