PITA PARADISE
225 W COCOA BEACH CAUSEWAY, COCOA BEACH, FL 32931
License #1506582
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PITA PARADISE in COCOA BEACH currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 18.3 out of 100 โ an F grade โ a serious pattern of repeat or critical violations. This restaurant has been inspected 17 times from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on March 26, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 180 total violations โ 33 critical, 24 major, 123 minor.
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The latest inspection on March 26, 2026 shows 17 observation rows: 2 critical, 4 major, and 11 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
- [16-03-4] Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine.
- [36-32-5] Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Kitchen and back prep area.
- [08B-49-4] Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Milk and eggs in glass cooler.
- [13-03-4] Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
- [35B-01-4] Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
- [14-11-5] Gaskets on reach in cooler torn.
- [10-20-4] In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
- [08B-38-4] Oil stored on floor.
- [32-17-4] Self-closing device on bathroom door disconnected/broken. Ladies restroom.
- [25-06-4] Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination.
- [02D-01-5] Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Sugar
- [01B-02-5] Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Diced tomatoes and tzatziki sauce prepared last night
- [03D-06-5] Time/temperature control for safety food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. Cut tomatoes and tzatziki made last at 8 found at 11:30 46F 49F
- [31A-11-4] Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Washed utensils in hand sink
- [22-02-4] Ice machine heavily soiled. Can opener heavily soiled.
- [16-37-1] No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.
- [02C-02-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Hummus and falafel in walk in cooler made 2 days ago.
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