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SPARKY'S LANDING

13205 OVERSEAS HIGHWAY · MARATHON · Monroe County · FL 33050

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateJuly 22, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3622468
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10915468
DBPR license5400215

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
5 High Priority0 Intermediate9 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical14 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 5

#10High Priority08B-56-4

High Priority – Bottle drinks stored in outside machine ice used for drinks. See stop sale. **Warning**

WarningStop Sale
#11High Priority35A-02-7

High Priority – Live, small flying insects found. Observed over 100 live flies in and around the grease receptacle enclosure area. **Warning**

Warning
#12High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw scallops and bacon over lettuce in stand up cooler Raw beef over sides of guacamole in stand up unit **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Repeat ViolationWarning
#13High Priority01B-03-5

High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. Observed bottled drinks, stored, in outside ice machine. **Warning**

WarningStop Sale
#14High Priority29-34-4

High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Located in dish room **Warning**

Warning

Basic 9

#1Basic22-20-5

Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. At wait station **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Repeat ViolationWarning
#2Basic35A-20-4

Basic – Dead rodent present. Observe two dead rodents in the grease receptacle enclosure area. **Warning**

Warning
#3Basic35B-08-4

Basic – Fly sticky tape hanging over food/food preparation area/food-contact equipment.s fly tape was removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#4Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor in the walk-in cooler and walk-in freezer. **Warning**

Warning
#5Basic08B-42-4

Basic – Food stored outside. Observed containers of unused frying oil stored outside **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Repeat ViolationWarning
#6Basic33-19-4

Basic – Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. **Warning**

Warning
#7Basic33-29-4

Basic – Grease receptacle lid open. **Warning**

Warning
#8Basic10-13-5

Basic – In-use ice scoop and ice buckets for ice machine located outside not stored in a protected manner between uses. **Warning**

Warning
#9Basic23-03-4

Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. observed outside ice machine gasket, soiled with mold like substance and debris. **Warning**

Warning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 7, 2026 1:12 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
1 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
4 observation(s)
Category 11 · Employee health knowledge / ill employees
1 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
1 observation(s)
Category 24 · Storage/handling of clean equipment and utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 30 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 34 · No longer used
2 observation(s)
Category 36 · Floors, walls, ceilings, attached equipment and ventilation
3 observation(s)

Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.