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Florida's restaurant owners are not required to post restaurant inspection results where guests can see them. So every week, we provide that information for you.
For a complete list of local restaurant inspections, including violations not requiring warnings or administrative action, visit our Martin County restaurant inspections site.
Here's the breakdown for recent health inspections in Martin County, Florida, for the week of May 27-June 2, 2024. Please note that some more recent, follow-up inspections may not be included here.
St. Lucie County: 3 restaurants fail inspection
All things food: Current reviews, inspections and roundups of new and best restaurants
Disclaimer: The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation describes an inspection report as a 'snapshot' of conditions present at the time of the inspection. On any given day, an establishment may have fewer or more violations than noted in their most recent inspection. An inspection conducted on any given day may not be representative of the overall, long-term conditions at the establishment.
For full restaurant inspection details, visit our Martin County restaurant inspection site.
Which Martin County restaurants got perfect scores on their health inspections?
These restaurants met all standards during their May 27-June 2 inspections and no violations were found.
- , 4307 SE Bayview St, Stuart**
- Saigon Pho and Boba LLC, 233 SW Monterey Rd, Stuart
- Waterfront, 131 SW Flagler Ave, Stuart
** Restaurants that failed an inspection and aced a follow-up inspection in the same week
Which Martin County restaurants had high priority violations?
Spritz City Bistro
61 SW Osceola St, Stuart
Complaint Inspection on May 28
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
6 total violations, with 4 high-priority violations
- High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. At reach in low boy, Raw tuna stored over cut lettuce. Advised operator of proper storage. Operator stored properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Employee picked up an item from the floor and proceeded to handle food without washing hands, changing gloves. Advised operator of proper handwashing. Operator educated employee, employee washed hands , changed gloves. **Corrective Action Taken**
- High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At low boy reach in cooler, blue cheese (50F - Cold Holding); cooked tomatoes and garlic (50F - Cold Holding); Brie cheese (50F - Cold Holding); panacotta (50F - Cold Holding) Products not prepared or portioned today. Operator stated items held in unit overnight. See stop sale. At walk in cooler, cooked rice (50F - Cold Holding); cooked quinoa (50F - Cold Holding); cream soup (48F - Cold Holding); lobster broth (50F - Cold Holding) Products not prepared or portioned today. Operator stated items held in unit over 24 hours. See stop sale.
- High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At low boy reach in cooler, blue cheese (50F - Cold Holding); cooked tomatoes and garlic (50F - Cold Holding); Brie cheese (50F - Cold Holding); panacotta (50F - Cold Holding) Products not prepared or portioned today. Operator stated items held in unit overnight. See stop sale. At walk in cooler, cooked rice (50F - Cold Holding); cooked quinoa (50F - Cold Holding); cream soup (48F - Cold Holding); lobster broth (50F - Cold Holding) Products not prepared or portioned today. Operator stated items held in unit over 24 hours. See stop sale. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Spritz City Bistro
61 SW Osceola St, Stuart
Complaint Inspection on May 29
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
2 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations
- High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At low boy reach in cooler, blue cheese (50F - Cold Holding); cooked tomatoes and garlic (50F - Cold Holding); Brie cheese (50F - Cold Holding); panacotta (50F - Cold Holding) Products not prepared or portioned today. Operator stated items held in unit overnight. See stop sale. At walk in cooler, cooked rice (50F - Cold Holding); cooked quinoa (50F - Cold Holding); cream soup (48F - Cold Holding); lobster broth (50F - Cold Holding) Products not prepared or portioned today. Operator stated items held in unit over 24 hours. See stop sale. - From follow-up inspection 2024-05-29: At walk in cooler, Raw hamburger 48F-Cold holding, Housemade marinara 48F- Cold holding Cooked beans 49F-Cold holding Cole slaw 51F-Cold holding, per operator product been stored over 24 hours, per operator product not prepared or portioned today See stop sale **Admin Complaint**
- High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At low boy reach in cooler, blue cheese (50F - Cold Holding); cooked tomatoes and garlic (50F - Cold Holding); Brie cheese (50F - Cold Holding); panacotta (50F - Cold Holding) Products not prepared or portioned today. Operator stated items held in unit overnight. See stop sale. At walk in cooler, cooked rice (50F - Cold Holding); cooked quinoa (50F - Cold Holding); cream soup (48F - Cold Holding); lobster broth (50F - Cold Holding) Products not prepared or portioned today. Operator stated items held in unit over 24 hours. See stop sale. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2024-05-29: At walk in cooler, Raw hamburger 48F-Cold holding, Housemade marinara 48F- Cold holding Cooked beans 49F-Cold holding Cole slaw 51F-Cold holding, per operator product been stored over 24 hours, per operator product not prepared or portioned today See stop sale **Admin Complaint**
The Florida Club
9005 SW Old Royal Dr, Stuart
Routine Inspection on May 29
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
7 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations
- High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At flip top cooler: sliced American cheese (50F - cold holding), At fresh produce cooler: cut lettuce (50F - Cold Holding) per operator product not portioned or prepared today and held approximately 2 hours. Operator decided to discard cheese and moved cut lettuce to walk in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135F degrees Fahrenheit. At hot dog station: hot dog (122F - Hot Holding), per operator items stored for 30 minutes, operator adjusted temperature to higher level. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Tutto Italiano
6185 SE Federal Hwy, Stuart
Routine Inspection on May 28
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
1 total violation, with 1 high-priority violation
- High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. At cook line low boy, Raw cut breaded veal stored over cooked zucchini. Advised operator of proper storage. Operator stored properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-05-28: At cookline low boy, raw eggs, raw veal stored over cut washed squash. **Admin Complaint**
What agency inspects restaurants in Florida?
Routine regulation and inspection of restaurants is conducted by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The Department of Health is responsible for investigation and control of food-borne illness outbreaks associated with all food establishments.
How do I report a dirty restaurant in Florida?
If you see abuses of state standards, report them and the Department of Business and Professional Regulation will send inspectors. Call the Florida DBPR at 850-487-1395 or report a restaurant for health violations online.
Get the whole story at our restaurant inspection database.
What does all that terminology in Florida restaurant inspections mean?
Basic violations are those considered against best practices.
A warning is issued after an inspector documents violations that must be corrected by a certain date or within a specified number of days from receipt of the inspection report.
An administrative complaint is a form of legal action taken by the division. Insufficient compliance after a warning, a pattern of repeat violations or existence of serious conditions that warrant immediate action may result in the division initiating an administrative complaint against the establishment. Says the division website: "Correcting the violations is important, but penalties may still result from violations corrected after the warning time was over."
An emergency order — when a restaurant is closed by the inspector — is based on an immediate threat to the public. Here, the Division of Hotels and Restaurants director has determined that the establishment must stop doing business and any division license is suspended to protect health, safety or welfare of the public.
A 24-hour call-back inspection will be performed after an emergency closure or suspension of license.
