Blue Water Bay
Last inspected: Mar 30, 2026
39
Score
Blue Water Bay is a restaurant located at 319 Sr 26, Melrose, FL.
Health inspection records are available below. Check the inspection history and violations section for details on past inspections conducted by the local health department.
12
Inspections
2
Critical latest
1
Major latest
11
Minor latest
Inspection History
Mar 30, 2026
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 11 minor violations.
39
Jan 20, 2026
Complaint Full
5 critical violations. 1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
37
Jul 9, 2025
Complaint Full
4 critical violations. 3 major violations. 9 minor violations.
26
Apr 14, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation.
86
Oct 30, 2024
Routine - Food
9 critical violations. 3 major violations. 9 minor violations.
12
May 7, 2024
Complaint Partial
No violations found.
100
Feb 20, 2024
Complaint Full
No violations found.
100
Jul 17, 2023
Complaint Full
6 critical violations. 1 major violation. 8 minor violations.
25
Apr 3, 2023
Complaint Partial
1 critical violation.
86
Feb 7, 2023
Routine - Food
6 critical violations. 3 major violations. 5 minor violations.
23
Dec 1, 2022
Complaint Full
No violations found.
100
Sep 7, 2022
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Violations — Mar 30, 2026 Inspection
Basic - Grease on the ground and/or pad around grease receptacle. Build up of grease on ground around backside of smoker, outside.
33-20-4
Basic - Dead roaches on premises. One dead roach on floor by bulk ice bin. Operator swept and discarded. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
35A-03-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Open employee beverage on top shelf of cook line over prep table. Operator relocated. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employees jacket and bag on prep table by smoker.
40-06-5
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Clean metal containers on shelf by dish machine stacked while wet.
24-08-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Front counter flip top reach in cooler with door broken off seal. Glass door reach in cooler on cook line with torn door gasket separated from door. Shelves of produce walk in cooler with rust pitting the surface.
14-11-5
Basic - Floor, walls and ceiling soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors under sides of cook line have debris build up under equipment. Ceiling air vents and tiles over cook line with dust build up. **Repeat Violation**
36-73-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Accumulation of food stored on floor of both walk in freezers.
08B-38-4
Basic - In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment. Tongs stored on oven door handle of cook line. Ice bucket stored on floor by hand wash sink and by bulk ice bin. Ice scoop in ice bin at bar with handle in contact with ice. Operator relocated all items. **Corrected On-Site**
10-02-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters over cook line with dust and debris build up. Rotating fan on prep table by smoker with accumulation of dust. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean. Wet wiping cloth on cook line prep table visibly soiled with food debris. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
21-09-4
High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Chlorine dish machine at 0ppm. No sanitizer bucket connected or present. **Warning**
22-41-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Reach in cooler at side of cook line, raw steak stored over ready to eat etouffe. Operator relocated storage levels. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Multiple cutting boards visibly stained on cook line and storage shelf next to cook line.
22-02-4
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