BLU BISTRO
19 SOMBRERO BLVD · MARATHON · Monroe County · FL 33050
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
16 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. In the reach in cooler butter chips at 82f. 1 cs 17 lbs. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In the walk-in coolers : shell eggs (47*F – Cold Holding); Poultry (47*F – Cold Holding) relocated to another unit to rapid cool. diced tomatoes (45*F – Cold Holding); cut tomatoes (44*F – Cold Holding); cheese (45*F – Cold Holding) (Butter chips 82 F stop sale) **Warning**
Intermediate 7
11-27-4Intermediate – Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Potato cutter is soiled with food debris **Warning**
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink @ ice machine **Warning**
11-26-1Intermediate – No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink @ice machine **Warning**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked Chicken wings, cooked rice, octopus, **Warning**
Basic 7
14-74-7Basic – Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
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. Packaged tuna was opened during inspection **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. The 2 walk-in coolers are in poor repair, they have plywood cover parts of the floor, the door is falling off the hinges, standing water on the floors, not cold holding @41F or below. **Warning**
35B-08-4Basic – Fly sticky tape hanging over food/food preparation area/food-contact equipment, over chest freezer. **Warning**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. The handwash sink next to ice machine soiled with dry concrete . **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Observed Food stored on floor , carrots and 5 gal bucket in the walk-in cooler. **Warning**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Poultry thawing in standing water in triple sink **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 21, 2026 1:27 PM.
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.