New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County

SPANISH RIVER GRILL

1518 S DIXIE FREEWAY, New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168

FoodSeating
Latest violations
6
1 High Priority
Jun 12, 2026
City
New Smyrna Beach
County
Volusia
Status
Current / Active
Inspections
9

Violation history

Florida violations grouped by priority level over time.

Inspection history

Florida inspections are violation-priority based, with high priority, intermediate, and basic counts shown separately.

Jun 12, 2026

Routine - Food

Administrative complaint recommended

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 3Basic: 2Total: 6

03A-02-5

Detail 24622048

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. - Blue cheese olive (69F - Cold Holding). Employee moved to cooler - butter (68F - Cold Holding) Corrective Action Taken

52-10-4

Detail 24622049

Intermediate - Establishment advertised fresh juice, but juice was not prepared within 12 hours of sale and/or juice contains additives. Menu advertises "fresh lime" and "fresh lemon". Establishment uses commercially processed lime and lemon juice. - Spicy Jarrito Paloma - Big Sur - Pisco Sweet and Sour - Haberdaiquiri - Hang Thyme Admin Complaint

27-05-5

Detail 24622046

Intermediate - Handwash sink does not provide water through a mixing valve or combination faucet. - at bar

11-26-1

Detail 24622047

Intermediate - 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. - dishwasher. Provided blank form via email. Employee read and signed. Corrected On-Site

36-34-5

Detail 24622050

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust. Above cookline.

13-07-4

Detail 24622045

Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. - employee handling clean dishes wearing watch

Nov 20, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 3Intermediate: 3Basic: 4Total: 10

09-01-4

Detail 24206723

High Priority - 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. Prosciutto Corrected On-Site

01B-07-4

Detail 24206725

High Priority - Food with mold-like growth. See stop sale. Goat cheese

01B-24-5

Detail 24206717

High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Bread dip 11/1 Mussels 9/14 Beets 11/7 Chicken stock 11/11 Cioppini 10/16 Red chimi 10/30 tomato confit 10/30

53A-01-7

Detail 24206719

Intermediate - Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Henry and Michelle Repeat Violation

31B-02-4

Detail 24206721

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Cookline Corrected On-Site

11-26-1

Detail 24206722

Intermediate - 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. Employees with no food handler training Repeat Violation

14-01-5

Detail 24206720

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In flour

51-11-4

Detail 24206718

Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Bar

40-06-5

Detail 24206716

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone on prep table Corrected On-Site

21-38-4

Detail 24206724

Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Corrected On-Site

45-02-4

Detail 24206715

Fire extinguisher in the red. Next to kitchen entrance

Jun 13, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 5Basic: 2Total: 8

03A-02-5

Detail 23824843

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. - Small cooler next to fryer pork belly 45F, raw calamari 44F, cooked onions 46F. Operator was in and out of cooler just prior to inspection. Advised to monitor. - peppers 78F in 1/6 pan with no time or temperature control for safety.

22-02-4

Detail 23824841

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Slicer under sharpener

53A-01-7

Detail 23824837

Intermediate - Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Henry

53B-02-5

Detail 23824839

Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Michelle

11-26-1

Detail 23824842

Intermediate - 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. New employees with no food handler training Repeat Violation

02A-01-5

Detail 23824840

Intermediate - Raw or undercooked oysters offered and establishment has no consumer advisory sign provided on wall, menu, placard, table tent or by any other written means. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. Issued and posted Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

14-11-5

Detail 23824836

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Spatulas

02D-01-5

Detail 23824838

Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Spray bottles with water

Jan 22, 2025

Routine - Food

Call Back - Complied

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Nov 21, 2024

Routine - Food

Warning Issued

High Priority: 3Intermediate: 5Total: 8

08A-20-5

Detail 23377533

High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Walk in cooler, ground beef over bacon. Corrected On-Site Warning

01B-24-5

Detail 23377529

High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Romanesco 11/8 Cooked shallots 10/25 Ciopino 11/8 Warning

03A-02-5

Detail 23377530

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Blue cheese olives 62F at the bar. Warning

01C-03-4

Detail 23377534

Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. Warning

53A-07-6

Detail 23377535

Intermediate - No certified food manager for establishment. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Warning

53B-01-5

Detail 23377531

Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Warning

11-26-1

Detail 23377532

Intermediate - 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. Warning

02A-01-4

Detail 23377536

Intermediate - Raw or undercooked oysters offered and establishment has no consumer advisory sign provided on wall, menu, placard, table tent or by any other written means. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. Corrected On-Site Warning

Feb 8, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 4Intermediate: 3Basic: 3Total: 10

09-01-4

Detail 22629819

High Priority - 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. Chopping herbs for garnish Corrected On-Site

41-05-4

Detail 22629815

High Priority - Pesticide/insecticide labeled for household use only present in establishment. Home defense spray in storage trailer Corrected On-Site

01B-24-5

Detail 22629816

High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Goat cheese 1/25 Repeat Violation

03A-02-5

Detail 22629823

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Sliced potatoes 49F. Dill butter 64F. Butter 53F Pulled out of cooler to ice for service Operator iced.

01C-03-4

Detail 22629818

Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. Repeat Violation

31A-11-4

Detail 22629820

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Used to rinse produce

53B-02-5

Detail 22629821

Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Michelle

12B-07-4

Detail 22629817

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Cookline Corrected On-Site

25-05-4

Detail 22629822

Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Case of lids on the floor of the storage trailer Corrected On-Site

21-08-4

Detail 22629814

Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Less than 150 ppm quat corrected to 200 ppm.quat Corrected On-Site

Sep 28, 2023

Routine - Food

Call Back - Complied

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Sep 21, 2023

Routine - Food

Warning Issued

High Priority: 4Intermediate: 6Total: 10

01D-01-5

Detail 22306273

High Priority - Nonexempt fish offered raw or undercooked has not undergone proper parasite destruction. Fish must be fully cooked or discarded. Hamachi, whitefish Warning

08A-05-6

Detail 22306276

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. - raw bacon over chopped garlic, reach in cooler Corrected On-Site Warning

01B-24-5

Detail 22306278

High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Heated made in house pickles. Salsa 8/16 Sofrito 9/9 Bravas 9/13 Salsa 9/8 Marinated feta 6/10 Goat cheese 9/7 Blistered tomato 8/25 Pickled heated carrots 6/23 House made Demi glaze 9/8 Roasted garlic 9/8 Warning

41-27-4

Detail 22306277

High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Quat sanitizer 400 ppm - brand requires 200 ppm Warning

01C-03-4

Detail 22306281

Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. Warning

11-27-4

Detail 22306279

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. Issued to operator. Corrected On-Site Warning

53A-02-7

Detail 22306282

Intermediate - Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification and no other certified food service manager employed at this location. Warning

02B-01-5

Detail 22306275

Intermediate - Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Sushi menu Warning

53B-01-5

Detail 22306274

Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Warning

11-26-1

Detail 22306280

Intermediate - 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. Warning

Feb 20, 2023

Food-Licensing Inspection

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 2Total: 2

24-05-4

Detail 21795091

Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. -pots and pans on shelf

24-07-4

Detail 21795090

Basic - Cleaned and sanitized equipment or utensils not properly stored. -clear plastic containers stored on floor in walk in cooler