MERK'S BAR & GRILL

Name: MERK'S BAR & GRILL
Address: 193 N CAUSEWAY, NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FL, 32169, US
Rating: 81

193 N CAUSEWAY, NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FL 32169

License #7405552

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81 Grade C / 100

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Latest inspection

July 10, 2026 · 13 findings · 2 critical

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MERK'S BAR & GRILL in NEW SMYRNA BEACH currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 81 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 July 10, 2026. Across those visits, DBPR recorded 13 total findings; InspectFL has detailed violation rows for 12 of them so far.

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The latest inspection on July 10, 2026 shows 12 observation rows: 2 critical, 3 major, and 7 minor.

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Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[03C-96-4] Establishment conducts non-continuous cooking of raw animal foods without monitoring and documenting initial heating time and temperature, cooling times and temperatures, cold holding temperature and final cooking temperature. Wings
[12B-13-4] Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Multiple in reach in freezer
[14-20-4] Ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover.
[21-08-4] Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Less than 100 ppm quat Corrected to 200 ppm
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. - Interior oven - Interior ice machine
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan in prep area
[36-27-5] Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Cookline
[35A-03-4] Dead roaches on premises. 1 on dry storage shelf
[09-01-4] Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. - Employee touching ice as ice bucket is filling - employee garnishing bar drinks with bare hand hands.
[01B-24-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Hot dogs from last Friday
[33-34-4] Storage area not maintained clean and organized. Outside storage area, pooled visibly soiled water, trash.
[03D-15-4] Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. 134 rice F (cooling at 10:45), at 11:30, 120F. Advised to cool in uncovered shallow pans

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