West Melbourne, Brevard County

POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN OPERATED BY TICE

725 PALM BAY RD, West Melbourne, FL 32904

FoodSeating
Latest violations
6
6 Basic
May 26, 2026
City
West Melbourne
County
Brevard
Status
Current / Active
Inspections
8

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.

May 26, 2026

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 6Total: 6

13-03-4

Detail 24591771

Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee frying chicken with no hair restraints. Corrected On-Site

14-11-5

Detail 24591770

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Upright reach in cooler near desk torn gasket. Walk in freezer gasket torn on opening edge.

36-22-4

Detail 24591772

Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water on floor under hand wash sink at drive through. Corrected On-Site

36-01-4

Detail 24591768

Basic - Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Floor tile behind fryers soiled with food debris.

23-03-4

Detail 24591773

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk in freezer gaskets soiled with mold like substance.

35B-03-4

Detail 24591769

Basic - Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. Back door does not fully self close. Have to grab handle and pull shut.

Jan 29, 2026

Complaint Full

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 1Basic: 3Total: 4

31A-11-4

Detail 24333792

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink on cook line had plastic bin and gloves inside. Corrected On-Site

14-11-5

Detail 24333790

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Walk in freezer door does not seal correctly and must be pushed hard to close. Ice beginning to form at seal. Repeat Violation

23-03-4

Detail 24333791

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler under prep area has soiled gaskets.

42-01-4

Detail 24333793

Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Two mops from last night cleaning in soiled water not stored to dry.

Dec 18, 2025

Complaint Full

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 1Basic: 5Total: 7

12A-07-5

Detail 24261260

High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee went from boxing food with utensils to glove and grabbing ready to eat foods. Employee did not wash hands prior to gloving.

22-02-4

Detail 24261257

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Small stainless steel reach in cooler has food debris on bottom shelf. Repeat Violation

40-06-5

Detail 24261255

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee looking at cell phone from waistband of pants to bagging food and placed phone on drive through table. Corrective Action Taken

13-03-4

Detail 24261258

Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. One male employee in back with no hair restraints. Corrected On-Site

14-11-5

Detail 24261256

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Walk in freezer door doesn't seal unless end pushed closed with force. Gasket is also worn and not providing a good seal.

36-22-4

Detail 24261259

Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Floor by fryers has staining water pooling. Corrected On-Site

23-03-4

Detail 24261254

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Counter that has microwave ovens has old food debris around bottom of microwaves. Repeat Violation

Oct 27, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 2Intermediate: 1Basic: 6Total: 9

03B-01-6

Detail 24146039

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Manager put chicken back in fryer to bring back above. 165f. chicken strips (129f - Hot Holding); chicken nuggets (129f- Hot Holding); chicken strips (203F - Reheating) ; chicken nuggets (165F - Reheating) Corrected On-Site Warning

29-42-4

Detail 24146037

High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Mop sink has splitter added with no vacuum breaker on hose side.

22-02-4

Detail 24146043

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Hot holding unit near desk has old food debris on bottom shelf. Corrective Action Taken

14-75-7

Detail 24146042

Basic - Hot holding unit not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Center hot holding unit on front line, not holding temperature below the top shelf. Lower shelves of unit not to be used for hot holding of temperature control for safety foods.

10-02-4

Detail 24146040

Basic - In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment. Clean lids stored on shelf in way of breading equipment, causing lids to be soiled with food debris back of store near triple sink.

22-08-4

Detail 24146044

Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave soiled with food debris.

23-03-4

Detail 24146041

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Vent hood covers soiled with grease on cook line.

22-16-4

Detail 24146038

Basic - Reach-in freezer interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Located under chicken hot holding unit on cook line.

21-38-4

Detail 24146045

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

Jan 10, 2025

Complaint Partial

Call Back - Complied

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Jan 7, 2025

Complaint Partial

Warning Issued

Intermediate: 1Basic: 1Total: 2

31A-04-4

Detail 23456930

Intermediate - Handwash sink removed from food preparation/dishwashing area. Must be reinstalled in the same location where removed. Hand wash sink removed to repair wall where fire was located Warning

36-24-5

Detail 23456929

Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Wall damage due to fire and is currently being repaired.

Oct 4, 2024

Complaint Full

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 2Intermediate: 1Total: 3

03A-02-5

Detail 23229641

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Chicken batter 50 F - cold holding; manager rapid chilled. Recheck temp 38 F - cold holding; Corrected On-Site

41-10-4

Detail 23229642

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. On handwashing manager moved Corrected On-Site

31A-11-4

Detail 23229643

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Chemical bottle hanging on handwashing sink next to chicken fryer. Manager removed Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Jul 16, 2024

Complaint Full

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 2Intermediate: 1Basic: 1Total: 4

10-05-5

Detail 22980675

High Priority - In-use utensil stored in unclean water at or above 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Dipper well faucet not running utensils in standing dirty water Corrected On-Site

03B-01-6

Detail 22980678

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Hot holding cabinet- Mac and cheese 120 F - hot holding; Mashed potatoes 118 F - hot holding; managers disposed of all items in hot holding warmer Corrected On-Site

31A-11-4

Detail 22980676

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Evidence of hws next to fryer used as dump sink

36-22-4

Detail 22980677

Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water under hws next to fryer Corrected On-Site