Martin County Restaurant Inspections — Recent Activity

Martin County anchors a big piece of Florida’s Treasure Coast dining scene, from waterfront spots in Stuart and Jensen Beach to neighborhood restaurants in Palm City and Hobe Sound. Florida DBPR currently tracks 567 active Martin County restaurants.

This article is built around specific historical inspection events from DBPR’s public record. Each card below points to a dated inspection, not a blanket claim about what a kitchen looks like today. Restaurants improve, slip, recover, and change fast. If you want the current InspectFL Health Score for any restaurant, click through to its restaurant page.

Recent Inspections With Findings

These are specific Martin County inspection events with notable findings in recent public records. The goal is not outrage. It is context: the kind diners usually do not get from a menu, a waterfront view, or a star rating alone.

What the inspection records showed

1) Jan’s Place Restaurant — Jensen Beach

Jan’s Place posted one of the sharpest Martin County inspection events in this set. On April 22, 2026, a Routine - Food inspection ended with Emergency order recommended after inspectors documented 10 violations.

The dated DBPR record included multiple stop-sale issues and several critical findings. One inspection note states:

Live, small flying insects found At dishwashing area adjacent from the cookline- approximately 15 small flying insects landing on walls, curtains, and on shelves with clean dishes.

That same visit also documented temperature-abused foods in multiple coolers, raw ground beef stored over cooked sausage patties, and a dented can under stop sale. The current InspectFL page for Jan’s Place Restaurant now reflects a much weaker overall health score than earlier snapshots, which is exactly why inspection-anchored reporting matters.

2) Hokkaido Sushi & Steak LLC — Palm City

Hokkaido gave Martin County one of its biggest recent violation counts. On March 16, 2026, a Routine - Food inspection ended with Administrative complaint recommended after 20 violations were documented.

One critical observation from that visit reads:

Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly.

The same inspection also documented roach activity, raw shrimp stored over sauce, employees switching from raw-food tasks to ready-to-eat prep without washing hands, and sushi rice without a proper time mark. For diners, that is the value of the public record: it shows what inspectors documented on a specific day behind the scenes. The full timeline is on the Hokkaido Sushi & Steak LLC page.

3) Dolphin Bar & Shrimp House — Jensen Beach

On April 20, 2026, a Complaint Full inspection at Dolphin Bar & Shrimp House ended with Administrative complaint recommended after 10 violations.

The most useful line in the record may be the cooling failure:

Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours.

Inspectors also documented dented cans under stop sale, mozzarella date-marked past seven days, and raw tuna stored over ready-to-eat sauce in the walk-in cooler. That’s a good reminder that a popular waterfront restaurant can still have a dated inspection event worth reading closely. The full public timeline is on the Dolphin Bar & Shrimp House page.

4) Stuart Boathouse — Stuart

Stuart Boathouse landed on this list because its April 30, 2026 Complaint Full inspection ended with Emergency order recommended and 9 violations.

One of the standout DBPR observations was this:

Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Observed approximately 20 rodent droppings on floor of upstairs dry storage closet

That same inspection also documented small flying insects over clean equipment and prep areas, zero chlorine sanitizer at the dishmachine, and raw fish stored over ready-to-eat sauces. The dated record is available on the Stuart Boathouse page.

5) Mikata Buffet Inc — Jensen Beach

Mikata Buffet’s featured inspection came on April 8, 2026, when a Complaint Full inspection ended with Administrative complaint recommended after 11 violations.

One critical observation states:

Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. blue crab meat (63F - Cold Holding); raw salmon (60F - Cold Holding)

The same inspection also noted employees touching soiled clothes and returning to food work without washing hands, hot-held eel at 78F, and no soap at the hand sink. That’s the sort of detail diners never see from the front of house. The full dated record is on the Mikata Buffet Inc page.

6) Nostalgia Greek Taverna — Stuart

Nostalgia Greek Taverna had another 20-violation inspection event in Martin County. On March 3, 2026, a Routine - Food inspection ended with Warning Issued.

One of the most notable observations involved stop-sale fish handling:

Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged grouper bearing a label indicating to remove from packaging before thaw not removed- see stop sale.

That inspection also documented multiple handwashing breakdowns, improperly held cold foods including sliced gyro meat and tzatziki, and several hand-sink problems. The restaurant’s current page on InspectFL has shifted since that inspection date, but the historical event itself remains part of the public record. You can review it on the Nostalgia Greek Taverna page.

7) Old Dixie Cafe North — Hobe Sound

Not every inspection in this article ended in an emergency order or warning. On March 10, 2026, Old Dixie Cafe North had a Complaint Full inspection with 7 violations that still closed as Inspection Completed - No Further Action.

One observation from that visit reads:

Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Chicken stock in walk in cooler date marked 2.27.26, more than 7 days ago.

Inspectors also documented a dented can under stop sale, a server handling dirty dishes and then preparing a beverage without washing hands, and sausage patties sitting above safe cold-holding temperatures. The dated public record is on the Old Dixie Cafe North page.

8) Conchy Joes Seafood — Jensen Beach

Conchy Joes rounded out this set with a March 31, 2026 Routine - Food inspection that ended with Administrative complaint recommended after 10 violations.

The key food-safety issue in that record was a cooling failure:

Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Clam chowder 53F - Cooling over night since approximately 6pm inside large plastic container in walk in cooler.

That same inspection also documented live roach activity, small flying insects around clean equipment, and employees moving from dirty dishes or touching hair back to food or clean equipment without washing hands. The full dated record is available on the Conchy Joes Seafood page.

Recent Clean Inspections

Martin County’s inspection record is not all bad news. These recent DBPR inspections closed with zero violations documented.

Why this matters on the Treasure Coast

Martin County is not Miami-Dade-sized, but that is part of what makes the inspection record useful here. A small set of dated findings can materially change the picture for a place locals hit every week or a waterfront spot visitors assume is automatically solid.

The bigger takeaway is simple:

• a strong reputation is not the same thing as a clean inspection record
• one bad inspection is not the same thing as a permanent label
• dated public records are most useful when you read them in sequence, not as one-line outrage bait

The practical takeaway

If you’re choosing where to eat in Martin County, the best move is not panic — it’s context.

Check the restaurant’s most recent inspection history, then compare that with the overall pattern:

• Martin County restaurants on InspectFL
• How to read Florida restaurant inspection grades
• What happens when a Florida restaurant fails inspection
• What an emergency order means in Florida restaurants

That’s where the public record becomes actually useful.