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Licensee
Name: COBALT License Number: SEA4105151
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 04/01/2025
Primary Status: Current Secondary Status: Active
Location Address: 3500 OCEAN DRIVE
VERO BEACH, FL 32963

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Routine - Food 05/21/2019 Follow-up Inspection Required
Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
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Violations:
A summary of the violations found during the inspection are listed below. The department cites violations of Florida's sanitation and safety laws, which are based on the standards of U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Food Code. High Priority violations are those which could contribute directly to a foodborne illness or injury and include items such as cooking, reheating, cooling and hand-washing. Intermediate violations are those which, if not addressed, could lead to risk factors that contribute to foodborne illness or injury. These violations include personnel training, documentation or record keeping and labeling. Basic violations are those which are considered best practices to implement. While most establishments correct all violations in a timely manner (often during the inspection), the division's procedures are designed to compel compliance with all violations through follow-up visits, administration action or closure when necessary.
Violation    Observation
16-10-4    Basic - Abrasives and detergents not removed during the rinse process. Spots on bar glasses
40-07-4    Basic - Employee personal items stored with or above food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee dirty knife container on cutting board
13-07-4    Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Too many rings,bracelets
13-02-4    Basic - Employee with ineffective hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Bartender
14-11-4    Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Knobs on grill
36-73-4    Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Bar
36-11-4    Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Kitchen floor
14-13-4    Basic - Food-contact surface not smooth and easily cleanable. Cloth in eggs **Corrected On-Site**
10-07-4    Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. 75f Scoop **Corrected On-Site**
25-05-4    Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored.
21-38-4    Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Bar
41-09-4    High Priority - Bleach in use for cutting board is greater than 400ppm cl
08B-02-4    High Priority - Displayed food not properly protected from contamination. Lemons to closed to splash range of handsink
12A-07-4    High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before changing gloves and/or putting on gloves to work with food. Expo
03A-02-4    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cream cheese 61f. Switched-to time. Blue cheese pantry prep 45f,
03F-02-4    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Cream cheese and yogurt **Corrected On-Site**
08A-01-4    High Priority - Raw animal food stored over cooked food. Raw shrimp over fries **Corrected On-Site**
01B-24-4    High Priority - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Numerous cream sauces dated 5/5-5/24. Discarded
12A-02-4    High Priority - Server handled soiled dishes or utensils and then picked up plated food, served food, or prepared a beverage without washing hands. Touched mouth to water pitcher
35A-07-4    High Priority - Small flying insects in bar area. 2 live fruit flies in bar
13-06-4    Intermediate - Employee with artificial nails/nail polish working with exposed food without wearing intact gloves.bartender
22-28-4    Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.
08B-03-4    Intermediate - No filter date on water filter
03F-10-4    Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food. Form given
02C-02-4    Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Missing ending date
03G-09-4    Intermediate - Reduced oxygen packaged food label lacking required information. Chicken
41-17-4    Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Bleach **Repeat Violation**
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