JOSEPHINE'S CAFE
3714 SE OCEAN BLVD · STUART · Martin County · FL 34996
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 6
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. Dishwasher (Chlorine 0ppm) **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee entered through front door and proceed to handle clean utensil and food containers without washing their hands- educated operator – employee washed their hands. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. At walk in cooler raw ducks stored over Parmesan- operator removed and stored properly. At cookline reach in cooler raw lamb stored over cooked pasta – operator removed and stored properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-20-5High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. At walk in cooler – raw duck stored over raw salmon – operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
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 walk in cooler raw ducks- Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged tuna bearing a label indicating to remove from packaging before thaw- not removed before thaw- see stop sale. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. At storage shelf- container of soap stored over cups/ glasses- operator removed and stored properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
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 walk in cooler raw ducks- Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged tuna bearing a label indicating to remove from packaging before thaw- not removed before thaw- see stop sale. **Warning**
29-11-4Basic – Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. At kitchen area – handwash sink- pipe leaking/ bursting with water onto the floor. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 13, 2026 11:03 PM.
Violation category totals
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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.