Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report

BLACK MARLIN (THE)

53 W OSCEOLA ST · STUART · Martin County · FL 34994

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateAugust 17, 2026
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3746807
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13785309
DBPR license5301111

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
2 High Priority1 Intermediate1 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical4 Total

All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 2

#2High Priority12A-25-4

High Priority – Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. **Warning**

Warning
#3High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed in walk n cooler butter (49F – Cold Holding); raw beef (50F – Cold Holding); pasta (60F – Cold Holding); raw chicken (55F – Cold Holding); clam chowder (90F – Cooling at 4:30 since 3:30); per operator walk in cooler lost power and food out of temperature for approximately 2 hours since 2:30 Observed maintenance working on cooler at time of inspection and indicted that cooler is working as of 4:35 Foods dropped temperature from 50F to 46F **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning

Intermediate 1

#4Intermediate03D-15-4

Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. **Warning**

Warning

Basic 1

#1Basic01C-06-5

Basic – mussels removed from original container for long-term storage. **Warning**

Warning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 19, 2026 2:23 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 1 · Approved food source
1 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
2 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
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.