BIG PINE ROOSTER
29943 OVERSEAS HWY · BIG PINE KEY · Monroe County · FL 33043
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
7 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
09-01-4High 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. Cook plated cooked bacon with bare hands, bacon was discarded and replaced with bacon using tongs. Cook was educated about bare hand contact.
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. **Corrected On-Site**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. potatoes @ 90*F – Hot Holding put on flat top to reheat to 165f **Corrective Action Taken**
Intermediate 1
53B-13-5Intermediate – Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Rick the cook
Basic 3
51-11-4Basic – Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
10-07-4Basic – In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Water @ 95F utensil water container was put on stove to reheat
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed soiled chest freezer gaskets
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 14, 2026 12:00 AM.
Violation category totals
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.