Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report

MERENGUE RESTAURANT AND CATERING INC

790 SW FEDERAL HWY · STUART · Martin County · FL 34994

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateAugust 14, 2026
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3737499
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13775992
DBPR license5301801

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
1 High Priority0 Intermediate1 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical2 Total

All DBPR Inspector Observations

2 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 1

#2High Priority14-31-5

High Priority – Nonfood-grade grocery bags with labels and font printed used in direct contact with raw meat in reach in freezer Operator removed **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Basic 1

#1Basic06-01-5

Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed frozen salmon vacuumed packaged still frozen inside cooler opinion thawing process Operator cut and removed frozen vacuumed packaged salmon and stored properly to thaw **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 15, 2026 11:18 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 6 · Proper thawing of TCS food
1 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
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.