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POKEFIN VIERA

7500 LAKE ANDREW DR #105, Melbourne FL 32940 · 646-361-8268

Last inspected Jul 31, 2026 · 8 visits since June 2024

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats26
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceSEA1507265
Grade history
MAR 25
SEP 25
JAN 26
FEB 26
JUL 26
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5 inspections, swinging between A and B. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.

Badges — 2 earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

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Inspection history

8 visits, newest first

Jul 31, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Feb 11, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Hand wash sink at front counter faucet is leaking while water is on
Basic/29-11-4
Feb 11, 2026□ Call Back - CompliedComplaint Investigation

A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Jan 13, 2026Warning IssuedComplaint Investigation

Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 4 recorded, 2 high priority.

2 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observe cooked chicken in 10k vacuum sealed under raw salmon in reach in cooler. Operator is removed cook chicken from under raw salmon.
High priority/08A-05-6/Corrected On-Site/Warning
Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Need to take off the vacuum breaker on the chemical side and put it on the fresh water Bibb side.
High priority/29-42-4/Warning
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. For sous vide chicken in 10k vacuum sealed
Intermediate/03G-50-1/Warning
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee jacket next to brown rice bag
Basic/40-06-5/Warning
Sep 30, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. In 3 door reach in cooler
Basic/29-49-6
Mar 31, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
Show 3 findings ▾
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
Basic/50-09-4
Equipment in poor repair. Observed prep sink in kitchen has one leg missing. Establishment has food containers that are empty to help stabilize the prep sink. Establishment does have a new prep sink stored in the kitchen closer to mop sink. Just has to installed the new one.
Basic/14-11-5
Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Under hand wash sink next to 3 compartment sink water leaking through pipes while water is running
Basic/29-11-4
Dec 4, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
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No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Paper copy of time plan provided to operator
Intermediate/03F-10-5/Corrective Action Taken
Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Andrew Fairall
Intermediate/53B-13-5
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Jacket and bag on shelf with boba supplies, employee removed items
Basic/40-06-5/Corrected On-Site
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee put on hat
Basic/13-03-4/Corrected On-Site
Jun 20, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection

Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic

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.