Lazy Turtle Riverfront Grill and Tiki Bar
4445 Dixie Hwy, Palm Bay, FL 32905
Passed · Sep 1, 2026 Directions
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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 10 of 12 graded inspections since 2024.
- Last inspected Sep 1, 2026: passed with 8 violations, 2 critical.
- Keeps coming up: Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized, cited 6 times, plus 20 other repeat issues.
- #2 in Palm Bay's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 18 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 12 visits
- 2026
- Passed Sep 1
Complaint Inspection
8 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- 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 Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Garbage and refuse; premises maintained
- Passed Jun 16
Complaint Inspection
13 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Water source safe, hot (100°F) and cold under pressure
- Minor Dishwashing facilities; chemical test kit(s); gauges
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
- Minor Garbage and refuse; premises maintained
- Passed May 18
Callback Reinspection
10 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
- Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- 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
- Minor Water source safe, hot (100°F) and cold under pressure
- Minor Garbage and refuse; premises maintained
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Failed Mar 18
Complaint Inspection
17 violations, 3 critical
- Critical Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Critical Approved source
- Minor Misrepresentation; misbranding
- Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
- Minor Garbage and refuse; premises maintained
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Wiping cloths; clean and soiled linens; laundry facilities
- Minor Time/temperature control foods properly thawed
- Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
- Minor Water source safe, hot (100°F) and cold under pressure
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Clean clothes; hair restraints; jewelry; painted/artificial fingernails
- Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
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