Banana River Cafe
Last inspected: Apr 16, 2026
58
Score
Banana River Cafe appears in inspection records 11 times, starting in 2022. The most recent report on file is from Apr 16, 2026. Diners should read medium risk as a signal that some issues exist but aren't extreme.
The trend has not been favorable: recent inspections average around nine violations each, up from closer to seven violations before.
“Equipment in poor repair” comes up most often, recorded eight times in the inspection record.
Compared to other Satellite Beach restaurants (averaging 82), there's room to close the gap. Taken together, the history looks like that of a busy facility working through the usual inspection cycle.
11
Inspections
1
Critical latest
0
Major latest
8
Minor latest
Inspection History
Apr 16, 2026
Complaint Full
1 critical violation. 8 minor violations.
View 9 violations
High Priority - - From initial inspection : Observed: Server handled soiled dishes or utensils and then picked up plated food, served food, or prepared a beverage without washing hands. Priority: High Priority - From follow-up inspection 2026-04-16: **Time Extended**
12A-02-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Observed: Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Front counter hand sink leaking from faucet. Priority: Basic - From follow-up inspection 2026-04-16: **Time Extended**
29-11-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Observed: Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Next to missing tile next to bathroom Priority: Basic - From follow-up inspection 2026-04-16: **Time Extended**
36-32-5
Basic - - From initial inspection : Observed: Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Wall between front counter area next to upright refrigerator and closet. Priority: Basic - From follow-up inspection 2026-04-16: **Time Extended**
36-03-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Observed: Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. License posted expired april 1, 2025, verified ownership. Establishment open and operating. License is current. Priority: Basic - From follow-up inspection 2026-04-16: **Time Extended**
50-09-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Observed: Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Tiles front counter Priority: Basic - From follow-up inspection 2026-04-16: **Time Extended**
36-17-5
Basic - - From initial inspection : Observed: Ice buildup in reach-in freezer. White deep freezer front counter, excessive ice build up. Lid does not close due to ice build up. Priority: Basic - From follow-up inspection 2026-04-16: **Time Extended**
14-69-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Observed: Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Oven in server area has excessive grease build up in interior Priority: Basic - From follow-up inspection 2026-04-16: **Time Extended**
22-08-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Observed: Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Walls throughout kitchen and front counter **Repeat Violation** Priority: Basic - From follow-up inspection 2026-04-16: **Time Extended**
36-27-5
58
Mar 11, 2026
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 10 minor violations.
View 11 violations
High Priority - 4 Live, small flying insects found in mop sink area
35A-02-7
Basic - Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine. Operator started cleaning **Corrective Action Taken**
16-03-4
Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. Operator cleaned exterior **Corrected On-Site**
16-21-4
Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. License displayed expired 2025, establishment is open and operating, license is current, operator verified **Repeat Violation**
50-09-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Drink on prep table next to stove. Manager removed. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. One upright freezer not working. Operator is waiting for someone pick it up.
14-11-5
Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken.
14-38-4
Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris.
22-08-4
Basic - Light not functioning. One under hood
36-62-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on all refrigerators have food debris build up. Stove has heavy grease build up **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Kitchen walls have grease build up **Repeat Violation**
36-27-5
52
Sep 5, 2025
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 6 minor violations.
View 8 violations
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. 6 burner stove top has heavy grease and food debris build up. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Evidence of ice dumped in hws in kitchen next to triple sink.
31A-11-4
Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Gaskets on white refrigerator are soiled with food debris.
23-24-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance.
36-34-5
Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. On divider wall from front counter to kitchen area,
36-03-4
Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. License posted expired April 1, 2025. License is current active. Establishment is open and operating.
50-09-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters have heavy grease build up. Under griddles have grease and food debris build up. The side of stove has heavy grease build up. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Behind toaster, wall is soiled
36-27-5
61
Feb 3, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 5 minor violations.
View 9 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Chicken over corned beef **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Strainer in hws in kitchen
31A-11-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. 6 burner stove has heavy food and grease build up.
22-02-4
Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. One expired 1-23-25
53B-14-5
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gasket on ice machine is in disrepair
14-11-5
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Doors by the bathrooms.
35B-01-4
Basic - Interior of ice machine/bin with rust that has pitted the surface
14-34-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters have grease and dust build up
23-03-4
Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall in kitchen soiled. Underneath hws in corner by stove is soiled
36-27-5
50
Oct 4, 2024
Routine - Food
4 minor violations.
View 4 violations
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Walls in kitchen are soiled with grease and old food debris **Repeat Violation** - From follow-up inspection 2024-10-04: **Time Extended**
36-27-5
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Flip top cooler lid is not secured. - From follow-up inspection 2024-10-04: **Time Extended**
14-11-5
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. **Repeat Violation** - From follow-up inspection 2024-10-04: **Time Extended**
22-08-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters have heavy grease build up. Gaskets on reach in freezer has heavy black mold like substance around door **Repeat Violation** - From follow-up inspection 2024-10-04: **Time Extended**
23-03-4
82
Aug 1, 2024
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 5 minor violations.
View 7 violations
Intermediate - Establishment advertised fresh juice, but juice was not prepared within 12 hours of sale and/or juice contains additives. **Warning**
52-10-4
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked sliced potatoes not date marked **Corrected On-Site**
02C-02-5
Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. Top of dishwasher is soiled and has various items on top.
16-21-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Flip top cooler lid is not secured.
14-11-5
Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. **Repeat Violation**
22-08-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters have heavy grease build up. Gaskets on reach in freezer has heavy black mold like substance around door **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Walls in kitchen are soiled with grease and old food debris **Repeat Violation**
36-27-5
64
Jan 4, 2024
Routine - Food
3 major violations. 8 minor violations.
View 11 violations
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Employee dumped ice in Handwash sink next to triple sink. Educated employee.
31A-11-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Handwash sink next to cookline does not have paper towels.
31B-02-4
Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Cookline Handwash sink.
31B-03-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tiles have grease build up.
36-34-5
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Jackets stored on prep table with mixer, potatoes, sugar and oil.
40-06-5
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Stainless pans wet nesting, plastic cups on front counter wet nesting. **Repeat Violation**
24-08-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. White chest freezer has heavy ice build up, causing lid not to close. **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Interior of microwave heavily soiled.
22-08-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters heavily soiled. Stool with towel covering it, liquid margarine covering towel. Interior of microwave heavily soiled Walls in kitchen heavily soiled
23-03-4
Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Walls throughout kitchen are soiled.
36-27-5
Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Ceiling tile missing by bathrooms.
36-36-4
50
Jul 18, 2023
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 5 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 14 violations
High Priority - Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale. **Corrected On-Site**
01B-14-4
High Priority - Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink. Hose laying in mop sink **Corrected On-Site**
29-37-4
High Priority - Employee washed hands with no soap. Operator corrected employee **Corrected On-Site**
12A-20-4
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 1 live fly next unannounced inspection per Christal Woods
35A-02-6
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. **Corrected On-Site**
50-17-3
Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Ham opened this morning not date marked. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-03-5
Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Printed procedures for operator **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
11-27-4
Intermediate - Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Eggs Bennie served sunnie side up not marked with asterisk. **Corrected On-Site**
02B-01-5
Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Printed one for operator and filled out. **Corrected On-Site**
03F-10-5
Intermediate - Squeeze bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Bottle with dish soap at hand wash sink not labeled **Corrected On-Site**
41-17-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Chest freezer doesn't close all the way, causing ice build up **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Cups on front line are wet nesting **Corrected On-Site**
24-08-4
Basic - Interior of ice machine/bin with rust that has pitted the surface
14-34-4
Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Several tiles throughout kitchen are broken **Repeat Violation**
36-17-5
23
Feb 7, 2023
Routine - Food
2 minor violations.
View 2 violations
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Door by bathrooms **Repeat Violation** - From follow-up inspection 2023-02-07: **Time Extended**
35B-01-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Throughout kitchen **Repeat Violation** - From follow-up inspection 2023-02-07: **Time Extended**
36-17-5
90
Feb 3, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 4 major violations. 7 minor violations.
View 12 violations
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Approximately 15 live flying insects by water heater in dry storage area **Warning**
35A-02-6
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Evidence of using hand sink as a dump sink **Repeat Violation**
31A-11-4
Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. **Corrected On-Site**
11-27-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of both microwaves have accumulation of grease and food debris. Interior of cookline units left over food debris
22-02-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels or soap at hand sink by flat top
31B-02-4
Basic - Accumulation of debris on interior and exterior of warewashing machine.
16-03-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Using soufflé cup to scoop oats **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
14-01-5
Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Clean spoons in kitchen and on front server counter not presented handle up
24-05-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gasket on white chest freezer becoming detached
14-11-5
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Door by bathrooms **Repeat Violation**
35B-01-4
Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Throughout kitchen **Repeat Violation**
36-17-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled accumulated grease Sides of equipment leftover food debris Wooden stool that holds margarine **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
41
Aug 5, 2022
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 6 minor violations.
View 10 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. sausage gravy (103-110F - Hot Holding); grits (105-109F - Hot Holding) Operator placed items on at 8:00 the steam table wasn't plugged in, rapid reheat of items and plugged in steam table. Retemped sausage gravy (169F - Hot Holding); black beans (168F - Hot Holding); grits (171F - Hot Holding) **Corrected On-Site**
03B-01-6
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired on April 1st 2022. Please visit dbpr website to renew license.
50-17-2
Intermediate - Cutting board on cookline stained
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Using as dump sink kitchen educated on proper use of hand wash sinks
31A-11-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Using soufflé cup to scoop oats **Corrected On-Site**
14-01-5
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Cookline unit torn gaskets White chest freezer gasket coming off lid Gasket coming off of ice machine lid **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back door by bathrooms **Repeat Violation**
35B-01-4
Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Throughout kitchen tiles cracked **Repeat Violation**
36-17-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters accumulated grease Gaskets reach in freezer on front line **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Stored on floor, suggest double bucketing it **Corrected On-Site**
21-44-1
45
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Banana River Cafe last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Banana River Cafe on file is from Apr 16, 2026. The public record contains 11 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Banana River Cafe?
Across the inspection record, “equipment in poor repair” has been cited eight times, more than any other issue at Banana River Cafe.
How does Banana River Cafe compare to other restaurants in Satellite Beach?
Banana River Cafe most recently scored 58 out of 100, which is lower than the Satellite Beach average of 82.
Has Banana River Cafe's inspection record improved over time?
No. Recent inspections at Banana River Cafe have averaged around nine violations per visit, up from roughly seven earlier in the record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at Banana River Cafe means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.
How often is Banana River Cafe inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Banana River Cafe is inspected around three times per year on average.
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