Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
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BIG PINE ROOSTER

29943 OVERSEAS HWY · BIG PINE KEY · Monroe County · FL 33043

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateFebruary 12, 2026
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3616515
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10907322
DBPR license5400062

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
3 High Priority1 Intermediate3 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical7 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 3

#4High 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. Cook plated cooked bacon with bare hands, bacon was discarded and replaced with bacon using tongs. Cook was educated about bare hand contact.

#5High Priority50-17-3

High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#6High Priority03B-01-6

High 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**

Corrective Action Taken

Intermediate 1

#7Intermediate53B-13-5

Intermediate – 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

#1Basic51-11-4

Basic – Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.

#2Basic10-07-4

Basic – In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Water @ 95F utensil water container was put on stove to reheat

#3Basic23-03-4

Basic – 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
Category 4 · Facilities maintain proper food temperature
1 observation(s)
Category 10 · In-use food dispensing utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 11 · Employee health knowledge / ill employees
1 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)
Category 52 · Misrepresentation / misbranding
1 observation(s)
Category 54 · Florida Clean Indoor Air Act
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.