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HUNGRY TARPON RESTAURANT

77522 OVERSEAS HWY · ISLAMORADA · Monroe County · FL 33036

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateOctober 17, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3605197
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10890285
DBPR license5401465

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
7 High Priority0 Intermediate1 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical8 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 7

#2High Priority22-41-4

High Priority – 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. 0 ppm chlorine / 100ppm **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#3High Priority22-45-4

High Priority – Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. chlorine @100 pms **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#4High Priority50-17-3

High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.

#5High Priority08A-20-5

High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw beef over raw fish beef relocated to other unit. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#6High Priority01B-14-4

High Priority – Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale.

Stop Sale
#7High Priority03F-02-5

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 and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. A List used instead of time marking item.talked to chef about time mark on hollandaise sauce and he added label Tim marks **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-SiteStop Sale
#8High Priority03B-01-6

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.butter 95F put on warmer to reheat **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken

Basic 1

#1Basic23-03-4

Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan covers soiled in walk-in cooler

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 19, 2026 8:19 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
1 observation(s)
Category 4 · Facilities maintain proper food temperature
2 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
2 observation(s)
Category 24 · Storage/handling of clean equipment and utensils
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.