Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report

PEPE & SALE

101 SE OCEAN BLVD UNIT 103 · STUART · Martin County · FL 34994

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateAugust 5, 2026
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3743147
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13781649
DBPR license5301748

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
6 High Priority2 Intermediate3 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical11 Total

All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 6

#4High Priority12A-16-4

High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee entered establishment and engaged in food preparation and handling clean equipment without washing their hands- educated operator – employee washed their hands. **Warning**

Warning
#5High Priority14-86-1

High Priority – Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. At flip top cooler non food grade paper towels in direct contact with strawberries – operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#6High Priority08A-02-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. At reach in freezer so beef carpaccio not commercially packaged stored over pasta – operator removed and stored properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#7High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. At reach in cooler raw smoked salmon stored over cake – operator removed and stored properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#8High Priority03B-01-6

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At cook line area- on stove counter – Fish stock 88F- hot holding, butter 86F- hot holding , tomato sauce 89F- hot holding – food sitting on counter – food out of temperature for 45 minutes- operator placed under time as a public health control for remaining time. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#9High Priority41-15-5

High Priority – Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 200ppm) corrected to 100ppm **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning

Intermediate 2

#10Intermediate27-19-5

Intermediate – Handwash sink does not have running water at cookline handwashing sink. **Warning**

Warning
#11Intermediate53B-14-5

Intermediate – Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Mariano' Garcia b 11/10/2021- 11/10/2024 expired. **Warning**

Warning

Basic 3

#1Basic08B-39-4

Basic – Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. At flip top cooker in use avocado with stickers At flip top cooler – operator removed and washed properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#2Basic21-12-4

Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth stored on prep counter – operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#3Basic21-38-4

Basic – Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. **Warning**

Warning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 1:44 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
3 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
1 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
1 observation(s)
Category 21 · Wiping cloths, linens and laundry facilities
2 observation(s)
Category 27 · Safe water source and hot/cold water under pressure
1 observation(s)
Category 41 · Chemicals and toxic substances
1 observation(s)
Category 53 · Food manager certification / employee training verification
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.