Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
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CRACKED CONCH CAFE

4999 OVERSEAS HWY · MARATHON · Monroe County · FL 330502622

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateFebruary 18, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3500893
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8885544
DBPR license5401346

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
3 High Priority3 Intermediate3 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical9 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 3

#4High Priority09-01-4

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. The cook touched cooked bacon with his bare hands . Discarded bacon . I educated the cook about bare hand contact with ready to eat foods. **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken
#5High Priority08A-20-5

High Priority – Raw beef not properly separated from raw fish in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Beef over fish in stand up unit.

#6High Priority01B-14-4

High Priority – Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale. Observed 4 cracked shell eggs in container in reaching cooler

Stop Sale

Intermediate 3

#7Intermediate22-02-4

Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed the can opener blade is soiled

#8Intermediate31B-02-4

Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink.

#9Intermediate11-26-1

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.

Basic 3

#1Basic14-01-5

Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense salsa **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#2Basic40-06-5

Basic – Employee personal items, purses , stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items.

#3Basic14-12-4

Basic – Utensils in poor condition. Spatula handle is melted and burned

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 15, 2026 12:26 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 1 · Approved food source
1 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
1 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 11 · Employee health knowledge / ill employees
1 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
2 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
1 observation(s)
Category 31 · Handwash sinks, supplies and signage
1 observation(s)
Category 40 · Employee personal belongings
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.