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HERBIES BAR AND CHOWDER HOUSE

6350 OVERSEAS HWY · MARATHON · Monroe County · FL 33050

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateMarch 12, 2024
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3402901
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8540867
DBPR license5400229

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
1 High Priority1 Intermediate12 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical14 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 1

#13High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw shell eggs stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food, roasted garlic in oil **Warning**

Warning

Intermediate 1

#14Intermediate11-26-1

Intermediate – No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. **Warning**

Warning

Basic 12

#1Basic06-09-1

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. Raw tuna in ROP in the walk-in cooler slightly frozen and the package is not opened. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#2Basic35B-01-4

Basic – Dry storage room Exterior door has a gap at the side edge of the door that opens to the outside. **Warning**

Warning
#3Basic12B-02-4

Basic – Employee drink in a food preparation or other restricted area. **Warning**

Warning
#4Basic12B-12-5

Basic – Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. **Warning**

Warning
#5Basic08B-37-4

Basic – Food stored in a prohibited area. Observed box soda syrup and rack set up in employee bathroom . **Warning**

Warning
#6Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor in the walk-in freezer and cooler **Warning**

Warning
#7Basic10-20-4

Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. **Warning**

Warning
#8Basic10-07-4

Basic – In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. **Warning**

Warning
#9Basic36-11-4

Basic – Kitchen Floors not maintained smooth and durable. **Warning**

Warning
#10Basic14-11-5

Basic – Observed the Gaskets on stand up True refrigerator in poor repair. The walk-in freezer door and gasket are in disrepair. **Warning**

Warning
#11Basic03G-54-1

Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food packaged using a reduced oxygen method without a HACCP plan not removed from its package within 48 hours after packaging.observed smoked (cooked ) meats and fish in ROP not removed from package with in 48 hours of packaging.food is also reheated and hot held in the ROP packaging . NO HACCP **Warning**

Warning
#12Basic14-01-5

Basic – container with no handle used to dispense chicken flour. **Warning**

Warning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 9, 2026 2:33 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 6 · Proper thawing of TCS food
1 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
3 observation(s)
Category 10 · In-use food dispensing utensils
2 observation(s)
Category 11 · Employee health knowledge / ill employees
1 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
2 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
2 observation(s)
Category 35 · Pest control / insects / rodents / animals / outer openings
1 observation(s)
Category 36 · Floors, walls, ceilings, attached equipment and ventilation
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.