SOUTHERN FORK BY CHEF YAK
1000 HOLMES ST, Cocoa FL 32922 · 321-848-6038
Last inspected Feb 25, 2026 · 7 visits since October 2023
5 inspections within 10 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Recorded at 3092 LAKE WASHINGTON ROAD, Melbourne — this licence has since moved.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken above pierogi, operator moved chicken to bottom shelf.
Ice buildup in reach-in chest freezer in kitchen
Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Reach in cooler on cooks line not working,
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Recorded at 3092 LAKE WASHINGTON ROAD, Melbourne — this licence has since moved.
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Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Several items in walk in have no date mark.
Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Flip top cooler unit on cook line not in working order, 3 upright freezers not in working order. Operator using for dry storage. Recommend using shelves in place of old freezers.
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Recorded at 3092 LAKE WASHINGTON ROAD, Melbourne — this licence has since moved.
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Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook had no hair restraint
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris.
Ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover. Under hot soup bar.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Cook line cooler
Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walk in cooler shelves are rusty
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. A couple of ceiling tiles in kitchen/dish area
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Recorded at 3092 LAKE WASHINGTON ROAD, Melbourne — this licence has since moved.
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Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Stuffed cabbage not date marked.
Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. A few tiles in the dish/kitchen area are damaged.
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Recorded at 3092 LAKE WASHINGTON ROAD, Melbourne — this licence has since moved.
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No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap at Handwash sink in server area.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked.no date mark on stroganoff and stuffed peppers
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Interior rolltop salad cooler has food debris.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Recorded at 3092 LAKE WASHINGTON ROAD, Melbourne — this licence has since moved.
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on cookline is scored.
Stored food not covered. Soup in walk in cooler not covered.
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.