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8735 S OCEAN DR · JENSEN BEACH · Martin County · FL 34957
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
12 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 dishwashing area – employee handled dirty dishes than proceeded to handle clean dishes without washing their hands- educated operator- employee washed their hands. **Corrective Action Taken**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. At walk in cooler- raw shell eggs stored over deli meat- operator stored properly. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-20-5High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. At reach in cooler raw ground beef stored over raw fish- operator removed and stored properly. **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 reach in cooler drawer near cookline- Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged tuna and mahi bearing a label indicating to remove from packaging before thaw- not removed- see stop sale.
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At cookline counter- Oil in garlic 72F- cold holding – food not prepared or portioned today- food out of temperature for 2 hours- operator placed in freezer to quick chill. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 5
03C-89-4Intermediate – Establishment conducts non-continuous cooking of raw animal foods without written procedures approved by the division. No written procedures for non – continuous cooking of salmon.
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. At bar area hand sink- bottles in sink.
02B-01-5Intermediate – Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. On menu smoked salmon not indicated that food is served raw/ undercooked. **Corrected On-Site**
01C-05-4Intermediate – oyster tags not maintained in chronological order according to the last date they were served in the establishment.
01C-03-4Intermediate – oyster tags not marked with last date served.
Basic 2
06-09-1Basic – 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 reach in cooler drawer near cookline- Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged tuna and mahi bearing a label indicating to remove from packaging before thaw- not removed- see stop sale.
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 12, 2026 9:55 PM.
Violation category totals
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 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.