THE ISLAND FISH COMPANY
12468 OVERSEAS HWY · MARATHON · Monroe County · FL 33050
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
11 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. **Warning**
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. Observed employee touch cooked sausage with bare hands and placed on customer plate. Employee discarded sausage. Employee washed hands and donned gloves. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Observed employee touch cooked sausage with bare hands and placed on customer plate. Discussed with employee and employee washed hands and donned gloves. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cooked chicken (56F – Cold Holding); cheese (52F – Cold Holding); cut cantaloupe (59F – Cold Holding); cut honey dew (60F – Cold Holding) at reach in cooler at appetizer station. Observed raw whole fish (56F – Cold Holding); diced tomatoes (55F – Cold Holding); diced tomatoes with cream (57F – Cold Holding) As per employee, products in unit for approximately 2 hours. Employee took fish to walk in freezer and placed bags of ice over products. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed sausage gravy 110F – Hot Holding); refried beans (109F – Hot Holding); pooled eggs (65F – Cold Holding) as per employees, for less than 2 hours. Employees began reheating products to 165F. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 2
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed food debris inside hand sink next to 3 compartment sink. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed at back preparation area. **Warning**
Basic 4
24-28-4Basic – Clean equipment/dishware/utensils stored below soap or paper towel dispenser exposing the items to drips from people's hands. Observed clean cooking pots stored underneath paper towel dispenser at 3 compartment sink. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
24-07-4Basic – Cleaned and sanitized equipment or utensils not properly stored. Observed clean plastic food containers stored on floor at dish area. Employee removed items. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed shelf underneath flat top heavily soiled with old food debris. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 13, 2026 7:30 PM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.