Jupiter, Palm Beach County

MRS. SMOKEYS REAL PIT BAR-B-Q

5430 MILITARY TRAIL, Jupiter, FL 33458

FoodSeating
Latest violations
4
1 High Priority
Sep 30, 2025
City
Jupiter
County
Palm Beach
Status
Current / Active
Inspections
11

Violation history

Florida violations grouped by priority level over time.

Inspection history

Florida inspections are violation-priority based, with high priority, intermediate, and basic counts shown separately.

Sep 30, 2025

Complaint Full

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Basic: 3Total: 4

41-07-4

Detail 24078922

High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Observed Cough and sinus medicine stored next to wine on storage rack by office. Operator stored medicines properly. Corrected On-Site

24-06-4

Detail 24078924

Basic - Clean utensils or equipment stored in dirty drawer or rack. Clean food storage pans stored on rack that has an accumulation of rust. Clean pots and pans hung on wall that has an accumulation of food debris.

14-09-4

Detail 24078923

Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. At cook line cutting boards.

40-06-5

Detail 24078925

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed Employee purse stored on box of wine at storage rack by office. Corrected On-Site

Sep 30, 2025

Routine - Food

Call Back - Complied

Intermediate: 2Total: 2

22-02-4

Detail 24078495

Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Ice chute at soda fountain machine has an accumulation of black mold like substance on interior of ice chute. Operator cleaned and sanitized. Corrected On-Site Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-30: Same. Time Extended

03G-50-1

Detail 24078494

Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Operator is doing a special process, conducting reduced oxygen packaging, cooking time/temperature control for safety food to a time and temperature combination lesser than those in the Food Code or operating a molluscan shellfish tank for human consumption without a HACCP plan approved by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Operator makes barbecue sauce in house that contains cooked onions and cooked garlic. After cooking is complete, sauce for restaurant use goes into a 5 gallon food storage container at 180F and covered with a tight fitting lid and held at ambient temperature. Restaurant also bottles sauce at 180F and then covered with tight fitting lid and held at ambient temperature and sold to customers. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-30: HACCP Plan for house made barbecue sauce is under review by OPQ team. Time Extended

Jul 28, 2025

Routine - Food

Warning Issued

High Priority: 3Intermediate: 2Total: 5

01B-13-4

Detail 23908704

High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Restaurant makes and bottles barbecue sauce that contains cooked onions and cooked garlic at 180F and then covered with tight fitting lid and held at ambient temperature and sold to customers. Warning

01B-02-5

Detail 23908702

High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. barbecue sauce (cooked garlic and onions) (77F - Hot Holding) Observed in buckets at cook line being held at ambient temperature. Per operator, sauce does not undergo a cooling process and is held at ambient temperature. Warning

03B-01-6

Detail 23908703

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. barbecue sauce (cooked garlic and onions) (77F - Hot Holding) Observed in buckets at cook line being held at ambient temperature. Per operator, sauce does not undergo a cooling process and is held at ambient temperature. Warning

22-02-4

Detail 23908701

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Ice chute at soda fountain machine has an accumulation of black mold like substance on interior of ice chute. Operator cleaned and sanitized. Corrected On-Site Warning

03G-50-1

Detail 23908705

Intermediate - Operator is doing a special process, conducting reduced oxygen packaging, cooking time/temperature control for safety food to a time and temperature combination lesser than those in the Food Code or operating a molluscan shellfish tank for human consumption without a HACCP plan approved by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Operator makes barbecue sauce in house that contains cooked onions and cooked garlic. After cooking is complete, sauce for restaurant use goes into a 5 gallon food storage container at 180F and covered with a tight fitting lid and held at ambient temperature. Restaurant also bottles sauce at 180F and then covered with tight fitting lid and held at ambient temperature and sold to customers. Warning

Jan 21, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 2Intermediate: 3Total: 5

03D-02-5

Detail 23487053

High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Walk in cooler: cheese sauce (45-47F - Cooling) at 2:30; cooling since 1/8 at 5:30pm Observed at walk in cooler in plastic container with tight fitting lid. At current rate of cooling product did not reach 41F within 6 hours. See stop sale.

01B-02-5

Detail 23487055

High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Walk in cooler: cheese sauce (45-47F - Cooling) at 2:30; cooling since 1/8 at 5:30pm Observed at walk in cooler in plastic container with tight fitting lid. At current rate of cooling product did not reach 41F within 6 hours. See stop sale.

03D-15-4

Detail 23487056

Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Flip top cooler at cook line: short rib (49F - Cooling) at 2:18; cooling since 2:00 - 49F at 2:40 At current rate of cooling product will not reach 41F within 4 hours. Operator placed in reach in freezer to quick chill. Corrective Action Taken

03F-10-5

Detail 23487054

Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Not available at time of inspection. Time control procedure emailed to operator.

02C-02-5

Detail 23487057

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Walk in cooler: Rib tips made 1/6 not labeled. Operator labeled properly. Corrected On-Site

Sep 17, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 2Intermediate: 2Basic: 2Total: 6

08A-05-6

Detail 23154077

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed Raw bacon over cooked onions and sauces at walk in cooler. Operator stored properly. Corrected On-Site

41-10-4

Detail 23154073

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed Toilet bowl cleaner and stainless steel cleaner stored next to napkins and straws at storage rack in prep area. Operator stored properly. Corrected On-Site

53B-14-5

Detail 23154075

Intermediate - 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.

41-17-4

Detail 23154074

Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed Glass cleaner spray bottle not labeled in prep area. Operator labeled properly. Corrected On-Site

14-38-4

Detail 23154072

Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Broken pan storing potato salad at flip top cooler. Corrected On-Site

08B-38-4

Detail 23154076

Basic - Food stored on floor. Cooked collards stored in bucket on floor in walk in cooler. Corrected On-Site

Dec 8, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 2Basic: 1Total: 3

50-17-3

Detail 22497498

High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license exp. 12.1.23. License renewed during inspection. Corrected On-Site

03F-02-5

Detail 22497497

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety chicken and ribs at cook line, 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 was one hour ago. Operator time marked. Corrected On-Site

14-01-5

Detail 22497496

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense pulled chicken and pulled pork. Cook removed. Corrected On-Site

Jul 12, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 1Basic: 1Total: 3

03F-02-5

Detail 22114979

High Priority - 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 - corn bread at prep station As per operator food on time for 30 minutes; Operator time marked; Corrected On-Site

02C-03-5

Detail 22114980

Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Gallon of milk opened more than 24 hours; operator dated Corrected On-Site

10-07-4

Detail 22114981

Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit- utensils in water at 87 F at cook line Operator discarded Corrected On-Site

Jan 23, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Basic: 1Total: 2

10-05-5

Detail 21718677

High Priority - In-use utensil stored in unclean water at or above 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Spatulas in water at 78 F at cook line; operator discarded water Corrected On-Site

08B-38-4

Detail 21718676

Basic - Food stored on floor- buckets of sauce in walk-in cooler Operator stored properly Corrected On-Site

Aug 23, 2022

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 2Basic: 2Total: 4

22-43-4

Detail 21296536

High Priority - Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Triple Sink (Quaternary 50 ppm); Operator fixed to 200 ppm

03F-02-5

Detail 21296538

High Priority - 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 - ribs and chicken at cook line no date mark; Operator date marked 11:00-3:00 pm Corrected On-Site

14-69-4

Detail 21296537

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer by smoker

10-06-5

Detail 21296535

Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container- baked beans container ; Operator removed Corrected On-Site

Nov 30, 2021

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 2Total: 3

08A-05-6

Detail 20689277

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw eggs over pasta/walk in cooler/corrective action taken/operator stored raw eggs properly. Corrected On-Site

22-02-4

Detail 20689275

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener/prep area.

41-17-4

Detail 20689276

Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Degreaser/storage area/corrective action taken/operator labeled chemical. Corrected On-Site

Jul 19, 2021

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 1Basic: 3Total: 4

02C-02-5

Detail 20351676

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked.baked/boiled potatoes/walk in cooler/prepared 1 day before/corrective action taken/operator date labeled food. Corrective Action Taken

14-09-4

Detail 20351678

Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.prep area/kitchen

08B-38-4

Detail 20351675

Basic - Food stored on floor.oil/shortening container/kitchen/corrective action taken/operator stored oil/shortening container back on shelf. Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation

25-05-4

Detail 20351677

Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored.foam cups on floor/storage area/corrective action taken/operator stored single serving items properly. Corrective Action Taken