BLACKBEARDS INN
701 N DIXIE FREEWAY, NEW SMYRNA BCH, FL 321686411
License #7402540
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Mixed Health Record
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BLACKBEARDS INN in NEW SMYRNA BCH currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 77 out of 100 — a C grade — a noticeable pattern of violations across recent inspections. This restaurant has one inspection on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on August 12, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 11 total violations — 5 critical, 2 major, 4 minor.
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What stands out in this inspection history
The latest inspection on August 12, 2026 shows 11 observation rows: 5 critical, 2 major, and 4 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Disposition: Warning Issued
- [22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. - Slicer blade guard - light splatter inside cookline microwave - soda machine nozzles main waitstation - soda nozzle in the bar
- [23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on dessert cooler
- [24-05-4] Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Small saucers
- [35A-02-8] Live, small flying insects found. 5 in the bar with fly larvae around the beer cooler drains 2 in the waitstation.
- [40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Found on the cook line operator removed
- [01B-02-5] Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse.
- [52-03-4] Establishment advertised blue crab on menu/menu board but served another kind of crab. Stuffing on the menu described as made with lump blue crab - cans of crab simply say "crab"
- [25-05-4] Single-service articles improperly stored. To go containers stored on the floor in the closet
- [03D-02-5] Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Soup in a large approximately 5 gallon pot cooling overnight 48F as deep as the thermometer can reach. See stop sale
- [08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef over peeled onions in the walk-in cooler.
- [03B-01-6] Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Soup found at 120° and Auju found at 124°on the stove on the cook line
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