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THE ISLAND FISH COMPANY

12468 OVERSEAS HWY · MARATHON · Monroe County · FL 33050

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateMarch 5, 2026
Inspection typeComplaint Full
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionCall Back – Admin. complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3692883
Visit number2
Inspection Visit ID13644169
DBPR license5402052

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
4 High Priority0 Intermediate2 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 4

#3High Priority09-01-4

High Priority – – From initial inspection : 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. 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** – From follow-up inspection 2026-03-05: Observed employee touch cut lettuce and sliced tomato and place on customer plate. **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#4High Priority01B-13-4

High Priority – – From initial inspection : High 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** – From follow-up inspection 2026-03-05: Observed employee touch cut lettuce and sliced tomato and place on customer plate. **Admin Complaint**

WarningAdmin ComplaintStop Sale
#5High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – – From initial inspection : High 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** – From follow-up inspection 2026-03-05: Observed pico de gallo at 52F, fish dip at 54F all cold holding at appetizer reach in cooler. Observed raw whole fish at 49F cold holding at reach in cooler across from fryer station. As per manager, products placed inside unit approximately 1 hour prior. Employees took raw whole fish to walk in freezer and placed bags of ice on fish dip and pico de gallo. **Admin Complaint** **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action TakenRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#6High Priority03B-01-6

High Priority – – From initial inspection : High 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** – From follow-up inspection 2026-03-05: Observed rice at 102F, cooked broccoli 112F all hot holding at steam table. As per manager, products placed inside of unit 30 minutes prior. Employees took products to reheat to 165F. **Admin Complaint** **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action TakenRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint

Basic 2

#1Basic10-20-4

Basic – – From initial inspection : Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2026-03-05: In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. **Time Extended**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationWarning
#2Basic23-03-4

Basic – – From initial inspection : Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed shelf underneath flat top heavily soiled with old food debris. **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2026-03-05: Observed shelf underneath flat top heavily soiled with old food debris. **Time Extended**

Warning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 13, 2026 7:22 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
1 observation(s)
Category 4 · Facilities maintain proper food temperature
2 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)

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