PEPE & SALE
101 SE OCEAN BLVD UNIT 103 · STUART · Martin County · FL 34994
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
Counts reported for this inspection visit.
All DBPR Inspector Observations
11 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
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 establishment and engaged in food preparation and handling clean equipment without washing their hands- educated operator – employee washed their hands. **Warning**
14-86-1High 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**
08A-02-6High 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**
08A-05-6High 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**
03B-01-6High 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**
41-15-5High 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**
Intermediate 2
27-19-5Intermediate – Handwash sink does not have running water at cookline handwashing sink. **Warning**
53B-14-5Intermediate – 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**
Basic 3
08B-39-4Basic – 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**
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth stored on prep counter – operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
21-38-4Basic – Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 1:44 AM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 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.