SOPHIA'S
11970 SE DIXIE HWY · HOBE SOUND · Martin County · FL 33455
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
10 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 7
35A-02-7High Priority – Live, small flying insects found 2 by prep area, 1 by cook line. Flying insects not seen landing, just buzzing around. Advised operator to kill and remove flying insects. **Warning**
14-86-1High Priority – Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Observed Wiping cloth stored and in direct contact with sushi rice. Operator removed wiping cloth. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-02-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Observed Raw salmon not in commercial packaging over fully cooked octopus reach in freezer by dry storage. Operator stored products properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Cooked shrimp 7/21 at walk in cooler. See stop sale. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Flip top on cook line: chicken wings (47F – Cold Holding) Per operator, not prepared or portioned today. Per operator, out of temperature for approximately 1 hour. Observed overstocked to rim of pan. Operator cut portion in half and stored on lower half of cooler.; at bar: Gorgonzola olives (53F – Cold Holding) Per operator, not prepared or portioned today. Per operator, out of temperature for approximately 1 hour. Observed in container on top of bar. Advised operator to add to time control. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03F-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Sushi rice has no time mark. Per operator , out of temperature for approximately 1.75 hours. Operator placed time mark for remaining 2.25 hours. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. alto sham: mashed potatoes (116F – Hot Holding); steam table: marinara (126-127F – Hot Holding); brandy mushroom sauce (131F – Hot Holding) Per operator, out of temperature for approximately 1 hour. Operator placed products back on flat top grill to reheat to 165+F **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Intermediate 2
01C-03-4Intermediate – Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. Oyster tags missing last order sold date. Educated operator on proper shellfish tag procedures. **Warning**
16-37-1Intermediate – No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Not available at time of inspection. For quaternary sanitizer. **Warning**
Basic 1
21-08-4Basic – Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer Bucket (Quaternary 50ppm) Advised operator to correct to 200-400ppm quaternary sanitizer. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 3, 2026 12:32 PM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
3 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.