MERVIS CAFE & GRILLE
402 S 5 ST, Fort Pierce FL 34950 · 772.462.6600
Last inspected Mar 3, 2026 · 6 visits since July 2023
JAN 24
JUL 24
JAN 25
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MAR 26
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5 inspections, swinging between A and C. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Mar 3, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 3 findings
Ice chute on self serve drink machine has mold-like substance inside.
Employee beverages above clean dishes, employee moved to bottom prep table shelf.
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Employee cleaned microwave.
Aug 5, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Pans across from triple sink.
Jan 17, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 14 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority3 Intermediate9 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Operator forgot to put time. Does it 8a-12p. Operator logged the time.
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. Chlorine sanitizer bucket 400 ppm. Operator corrected to 50 ppm
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda machine plate by nozzle
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked pork and cooked rice. Operator labeled.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Degreaser. Operator labeled in black marker.
Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. By front register with security camera. Multiple bowing.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Water stain in rear corner.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. In bottom of cooler.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation manager. At prep table.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Pans on rear storage shelf
In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Between prep tables
Single-service articles improperly stored. Boxes of cups in rear storage area and by front counter.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Left on prep table
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Sugar by front small reach in cooler. Operator labeled sugar in black marker.
Jul 19, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
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No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Hand sink in kitchen at front and three compartment sink.
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Cooler on cooks line.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Coffee station and cook's line.
Jan 3, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate6 Basic
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No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Owner stated he has written plan but cannot locate at time. Document given to operator and completed at time of inspection.
Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Freezer doors in back storage room.
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No hand wash sink at coffee station and at hand wash sink at 3 compartment sink.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Water in bottom of cooks reach in cooler
Stored food not covered. French fries in white reach in freezer. Pastry in back reach in freezer.
Jul 13, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. On cooks line
This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.