LIGHTSEY'S FISH CO
796 NE DIXIE HWY · JENSEN BEACH · Martin County · FL 34957
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
18 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
12A-13-4High Priority – Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. -employee touched dusty license frame then began food preparation without washing hands. **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. -employee touched cooked scallops while plating **Warning**
22-57-6High Priority – Heat strip failed to turn black to indicate the sanitization temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit was achieved on the dish surface and/or high temperature holding thermometer did not reach 160F. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired. -tested 3x, no color change, 123F and 148F **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. -pre-cooked fries 74, per operator on storage rack that was pulled out of walk-in cooler less than 30 minutes, operator returned to walk-in cooler **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Intermediate 3
01C-03-4Intermediate – Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. -multiple oyster tags from September 2023 lacking dates **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
11-27-4Intermediate – Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. -Provided Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events poster. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
16-62-1Intermediate – No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Basic 11
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/pink mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. **Warning**
16-21-4Basic – Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. **Warning**
32-12-5Basic – Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. **Warning**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. -open employee beverage can on prep table, operator relocated **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in walk-in freezer. **Warning**
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. -multiple sets of tongs hanging off of oven door handle, operator relocated **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
10-06-5Basic – In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. -spoon handle in contact with coleslaw, operator removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
51-13-4Basic – No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. -Provided Choking First Aid Procedures poster and operator posted. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
51-18-6Basic – No copy of latest inspection report available. **Warning**
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. -handwash sink in front service area, provided handwash signs, operator posted **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. -frozen shrimp thawing in standing water in prep sink, operator placed under continuously flowing cool water **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 20, 2026 12:26 PM.
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.