LA FORCHETTA
7820 SW LOST RIVER RD · STUART · Martin County · FL 34997
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
8 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
12A-13-4High Priority – Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. At dish area, employee going from dirty dishes to clean dishes without washing hands. Advised operator of proper handwashing.
09-01-4High 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. Employee touching ready to eat bread with bare hands without an approved AOP. Advised operator of proper procedure for bare hand contact.
41-05-4High Priority – Pesticide/insecticide labeled for household use only present in establishment. Can of Raid stored on shelf underneath dishwasher. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
01B-02-5High 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 glass door reach in cooler, raw breaded veal (52F – Cold Holding), not prepared or portioned today. Operator stated item held overnight. See stop sale. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At glass door reach in cooler, raw breaded veal (52F – Cold Holding), not prepared or portioned today. Operator stated item held overnight. See stop sale. At kitchen, noodles (51F – Cold Holding), not prepared or portioned today. Operator stated item held out of temperature for approximately 1/2 hour. Advised operator of proper cold holding parameters. Operator placed item onto ice bath to quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 1
03D-15-4Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. At reach in cooler, bruschetta (45F – Cooling)@3:58 since 11:00, 45F @4:38. At the current rate, product will not reach 41F within 4 hours. Advised operator of proper cooling parameters. Operator placed product into walk in to fascilitate cooling. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
Basic 2
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. At walk in freezer, multiple boxes of food stored on floor. Advised operator of proper storage.
10-17-4Basic – In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. At cookline, knife stored in between equipment.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 14, 2026 2:14 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.