Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
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SPARKY'S LANDING

13205 OVERSEAS HIGHWAY · MARATHON · Monroe County · FL 33050

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateApril 22, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3566717
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10710420
DBPR license5400215

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
3 High Priority0 Intermediate7 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical10 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 3

#8High Priority09-01-4

High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee cutting carrots with out wearing gloves **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#9High Priority08A-20-5

High Priority – Raw animal foodnot properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw beef over raw lobster in stand up unit

#10High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw oyster over cut lettuce in stand up glass door unit

Basic 7

#1Basic22-20-5

Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.

#2Basic51-11-4

Basic – Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.

#3Basic40-06-5

Basic – Employee phone stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items.

#4Basic14-11-5

Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Interior of door Reach in cooler units in pizza area have no cover over insulation . Bare insulation showing inside the stand up unit also .

#5Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor in walking cooler and freezer

#6Basic08B-42-4

Basic – Food stored outside pallet of oil outside.

#7Basic10-14-5

Basic – Ice bucket stored on floor between uses.

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 10, 2026 12:55 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
4 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 10 · In-use food dispensing utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
1 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
1 observation(s)
Category 40 · Employee personal belongings
1 observation(s)
Category 51 · Other sanitary and safe-operation conditions
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.