JOSEPHINE'S CAFE
3714 SE OCEAN BLVD · STUART · Martin County · FL 34996
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
13 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 9
22-41-4High 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. Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer 0ppm. Advised operator to set up three compartment sink to wash, rinse, sanitize all dishes until Dishmachine is repaired. Operator set up three compartment sink. **Corrected On-Site**
12A-12-4High Priority – Employee switched from working with raw food to handling clean dishes without washing hands. Advised operator of proper handwashing. Operator explained. Employee washed hands. **Corrected On-Site**
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. At cook line, chef preparing ready to eat calamari with bare hands without an approved AOP. Advised operator of proper procedure for handling food with BARE hands without an approved AOP.
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired December 1, 2025. Advised operator to renew license. Operator renewed license during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-02-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. At reach in freezer, Raw fish stored over French fries, not all commercially packaged. Advised operator of proper storage. At cook line flip top cooler, Egg wash stored over crab cakes. Operator removed egg wash. **Corrected On-Site**
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. At cook line low boy, ROP fish thawed.
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 cook line flip top cooler, sliced tomatoes (47F – Cold Holding); raw steak (51F – Cold Holding); cooked egg plant (51F – Cold Holding), or prepared or portioned today. Operator stated items held in cooler since previous day. See stop sale.
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At cook line flip top cooler, sliced tomatoes (47F – Cold Holding); raw steak (51F – Cold Holding); cooked egg plant (51F – Cold Holding), or prepared or portioned today. Operator stated items held in cooler since previous day. See stop sale.
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. At kitchen storage area, bottle of window cleaner stored on shelf with clean pans. Advised operator of proper storage. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Basic 4
14-74-7Basic – Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. At cook line, lowboy gaskets torn, not keeping food cold. Advised operator to not store food in unit until gaskets are repaired.
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. At cook line, cutting board with groove marks, no longer cleanable. **Repeat Violation**
10-07-4Basic – In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At cookline, in use utensils in standing water 102F. Operator placed utensils onto stove to heat to 135F. . **Corrective Action Taken**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. At pizza station, refrigerator gaskets soiled with mold like substance.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 16, 2026 8:17 AM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 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.