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FATTY'S FISH SHACK LLC

1026 NEBRASKA AVE · PALM HARBOR · Pinellas County · FL 34683

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateAugust 25, 2026
Inspection typeComplaint Full
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3770122
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13890563
DBPR license6214155

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
6 High Priority3 Intermediate16 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical25 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 6

#17High Priority12A-17-4

High Priority – Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands. Employee washed hands for 5 seconds. **Warning**

Warning
#18High Priority12A-28-4

High Priority – Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee had hands resting on shirt before moving to prep foods, no glove change or hand wash. **Warning**

Warning
#19High Priority35A-02-7

High Priority – Live, small flying insects found 2 live flies in kitchen. **Warning**

Warning
#20High Priority01B-13-4

High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. 56oz of mahi thawed in packaging. Packing stated to remove product before thawing. **Warning**

WarningStop Sale
#21High Priority01B-02-5

High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Mahi salad held overnight at 54F .25oz no prior temperature monitoring documented. **Warning**

WarningStop Sale
#22High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Mahi salad held overnight at 54F .25oz no prior temperature monitoring documented. **Warning**

Warning

Intermediate 3

#23Intermediate22-02-4

Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board soiled. Interior of nozzle of soda machine soiled. **Warning**

Warning
#24Intermediate16-37-1

Intermediate – No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No test strips for dish machine and quaternary **Warning**

Warning
#25Intermediate53B-14-5

Intermediate – Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Nicholas Crowe Mahi expired in 11/2024 **Warning**

Warning

Basic 16

#1Basic22-20-5

Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of ice machine soiled with mold like substance. **Warning**

Warning
#2Basic06-09-1

Basic – Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. 56oz of mahi thawed in packaging. Packing stated to remove product before thawing. **Warning**

Warning
#3Basic14-09-4

Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Grooved cutting boards in kitchen **Warning**

Warning
#4Basic13-03-4

Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employees prepping food with no hair restraint. Operator had employees place on hat. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#5Basic14-11-5

Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Gasket hanging off door of reach in cooler on salad station, **Warning**

Warning
#6Basic36-73-4

Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor of walk in cooler soiled. **Warning**

Warning
#7Basic36-17-5

Basic – Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Floor tiles in kitchen in disrepair. **Warning**

Warning
#8Basic14-38-4

Basic – Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Cracked lids in kitchen **Warning**

Warning
#9Basic10-20-4

Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs stored on handle of oven. Operator moved tongs. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#10Basic22-08-4

Basic – Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Interior of microwaves soiled with debris. **Warning**

Warning
#11Basic12B-13-4

Basic – Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee beverages stored next to beverages for customers. Operator moved drinks. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#12Basic14-33-4

Basic – Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Shelves of reach in cooler rusted. **Warning**

Warning
#13Basic14-17-4

Basic – Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Shelves of walk in cooler rusted. **Warning**

Warning
#14Basic21-12-4

Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth stored on prep table of kitchen. **Warning**

Warning
#15Basic21-08-4

Basic – Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Measured at 0ppm. Remade buckets at 150ppm. **Warning**

Warning
#16Basic02D-01-5

Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Squeeze bottles of oil and water unlabeled on cook line. **Warning**

Warning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 27, 2026 11:22 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 1 · Approved food source
2 observation(s)
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
1 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 6 · Proper thawing of TCS food
1 observation(s)
Category 10 · In-use food dispensing utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
3 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
1 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
5 observation(s)
Category 16 · Dishwashing facilities, test kits and gauges
1 observation(s)
Category 21 · Wiping cloths, linens and laundry facilities
2 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
3 observation(s)
Category 35 · Pest control / insects / rodents / animals / outer openings
1 observation(s)
Category 36 · Floors, walls, ceilings, attached equipment and ventilation
2 observation(s)
Category 53 · Food manager certification / employee training verification
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.