Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
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BRASS MONKEY

234 55 ST OCEAN · MARATHON · Monroe County · FL 33050

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateApril 17, 2026
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3655203
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13487219
DBPR license5400897

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
5 High Priority0 Intermediate1 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical6 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 5

#2High Priority41-07-4

High Priority – Container of medicine, icy hot improperly stored on prep table

#3High 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 started set ups for burgers not wearing gloves. Cook immediately put gloves on as I entered the kitchen **Corrected On-Site**

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

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

Admin Complaint
#5High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs over salsa in refrigerator

#6High Priority41-10-4

High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Off stored in baskets on food preparation table .

Basic 1

#1Basic51-11-4

Basic – Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 12, 2026 5:31 AM.

Violation category totals
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 42 · Cleaning and maintenance equipment
2 observation(s)
Category 51 · Other sanitary and safe-operation conditions
1 observation(s)
Category 52 · Misrepresentation / misbranding
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.