THE ISLAND FISH COMPANY
12468 OVERSEAS HWY · MARATHON · Monroe County · FL 33050
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
10 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
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. Expediter touching toast with bare hands . Educated the server on bare hand contact. They washed hands and put gloves on **Corrected On-Site**
08A-20-5High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw beef over raw calamari in walking cooler
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Poultry (45*F – Cold Holding); cut melons (52*F – Cold Holding) in drawers and lift lid unit on the cookline melons were relocated to the walk-in cooler , ice was added to the chicken and lift lid unit. **Corrective Action Taken**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. grits potatoes (98*F – Hot Holding); soup (124*F – Hot Holding); sausage links (100*F – Hot Holding) potatoes sausage links, were reheated on flat top soup was stirred to distribute heat . **Corrective Action Taken**
Intermediate 1
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. I e dumped in handwashing sink in dish area
Basic 5
24-28-4Basic – Clean equipment/dishware/utensils stored below paper towel dispenser exposing the items to drips from people's hands.
14-74-7Basic – Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Lift life unit at the end of cookline holding cut melons , chicken, and boiled eggs is not holding at 41 F or below
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. **Corrected On-Site**
10-01-5Basic – In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container.
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Shrimp thawing in standing water .
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 14, 2026 8:18 AM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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.