Pita Paradise

225 W Cocoa Beach Causeway, Cocoa Beach, FL 32931

Passed · Mar 26, 2026 Directions
45
Poor BiteKarma score 45 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Last inspected Mar 26, 2026: passed with 14 violations, 2 critical.
  • Keeps coming up: Food protection, cross-contamination, cited 6 times, plus 18 other repeat issues.
  • #1 in Cocoa Beach's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
  • Passed 6 of 13 graded inspections since 2024.
  • 15 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 13 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Mar 26

    Routine Inspection

    14 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
    • Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
    • Minor Approved source
    • Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
    • Minor Bathrooms
    • Minor Single-service and single-use items
    • Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
    • Minor Dishwashing facilities; chemical test kit(s); gauges
    • Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
    • Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
    • Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Minor Clean clothes; hair restraints; jewelry; painted/artificial fingernails
  3. 2025
  4. Failed Oct 9

    Callback Reinspection

    13 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
    • Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Minor Approved source
    • Minor Bathrooms
    • Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
    • Minor Dishwashing facilities; chemical test kit(s); gauges
    • Minor Food and food equipment thermometers provided and accurate
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
    • Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
    • Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
  5. Passed Oct 7

    Routine Inspection

    17 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
    • Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
    • Minor Cleaning and maintenance equipment
    • Minor Approved source
    • Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
    • Minor Dishwashing facilities; chemical test kit(s); gauges
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
    • Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
    • Minor Bathrooms
    • Minor Food and food equipment thermometers provided and accurate
    • Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
    • Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
    • Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
    • Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  6. Passed Jun 12

    Callback Reinspection

    No violations

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