LUCKY GARDEN

Name: LUCKY GARDEN
Address: 1270 N WICKHAM RD STE 48, MELBOURNE, FL, 32935, US
Rating: 49.5

1270 N WICKHAM RD STE 48, MELBOURNE, FL 32935

License #1505116

🍺 Bar/Pub ℹ️

49.5 Grade F / 100

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Latest inspection

September 8, 2026 · 7 findings · 1 critical

Routine - Food

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LUCKY GARDEN in MELBOURNE currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 49.5 out of 100 — an F grade — a serious pattern of repeat or critical violations. This restaurant has been inspected 9 times from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on September 8, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 48 total violations — 13 critical, 12 major, 23 minor.

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Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[11-26-1] No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Printed and educated. Employee signed
[14-45-4] Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. Multiple surfaces throughout kitchen
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk-in cooler shelves have an accumulation of mold like substances
[25-32-4] Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Plastic jugs with hollow handles cut to form scoops
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In flip top of reach-in cooler cooked noodles (51F - Cold Holding). Stored above fill line of unit
[14-01-5] Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic soup containers used as scoops in rice.
[53B-13-5] Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Front counter employee handling Togo orders and drinks.

Disposition: Warning Issued
[36-36-4] Ceiling tile missing. Ceiling tile missing by walk in freezer
[36-32-5] Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Ceiling tiles by back door have mold like substance and some have water damage
[35B-08-4] Fly sticky tape hanging over food/food preparation area/food-contact equipment. 2 sticky fly traps above prep table where chicken is being prepped. Operator moved chicken.
[14-38-4] Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Plastic containers that store cooked chicken are cracked. Operator changed container.
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Frozen peas and carrots on floor in walk in freezer. Operator moved to shelf.
[35A-02-7] Live, small flying insects found. 1 live fly in kitchen, landed on small piece of raw chicken, operator killed fly and wiped tabled clean with sanitizer.
[08A-20-5] Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken over raw beef and cooked beef in walk in cooler.
[35A-04-4] Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. 3 rodent droppings in back store room area in cardboard box on shelf. Operator discarded box.
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Chicken on prep table raw chicken (68F - Cold Holding), several tubs out at once, operator put 2 tubs in walk in to rapid chill back to 41F.
[01B-19-5] Time/temperature control for safety food controlled by time and required to be marked with the use by time is not marked and the required time of disposal cannot be determined. See stop sale. Unbreaded chicken 70F on cook line.
[03F-01-5] Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control marked with a time that exceeds the 4-hour limit. See stop sale. Sweet and sour chicken 2lbs.
[02C-02-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Chicken cooked yesterday in walk in not date marked.