Backwater

5555 North Wickham Road, Melbourne, FL 32940

Passed · Jul 15, 2026 Directions
90
Excellent BiteKarma score 90 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

  • Passed 7 of 7 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Jul 15, 2026: passed with 4 violations.
  • Keeps coming up: Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention, cited 4 times, plus 6 other repeat issues.
  • 1 critical violation in the last two years.

Inspection history 7 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Jul 15

    Routine Inspection

    4 violations
    • Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
    • Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
    • Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
    • Minor Dishwashing facilities; chemical test kit(s); gauges
  3. Passed Jan 5

    Routine Inspection

    3 violations
    • Minor Dishwashing facilities; chemical test kit(s); gauges
    • Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  4. 2025
  5. Passed Aug 13

    Routine Inspection

    4 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
    • Minor Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  6. Passed Jan 16

    Callback Reinspection

    No violations

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