The Island Fish Company

12468 Overseas Hwy, Marathon, FL 33050
Last inspected: Mar 4, 2026
32
Score
High Risk

The Island Fish Company is a restaurant located at 12468 Overseas Hwy, Marathon, FL.

Health inspection records are available below. Check the inspection history and violations section for details on past inspections conducted by the local health department.

8
Inspections
5
Critical latest
2
Major latest
4
Minor latest
Inspection History
Mar 4, 2026
Complaint Full
5 critical violations. 2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
32
Jan 30, 2026
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 1 major violation. 5 minor violations.
39
Aug 12, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 4 major violations. 6 minor violations.
32
Feb 13, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
35
Aug 27, 2024
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 5 major violations. 12 minor violations.
18
Mar 19, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 8 minor violations.
39
May 12, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 4 minor violations.
70
Oct 25, 2022
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 6 minor violations.
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Violations — Mar 4, 2026 Inspection
Basic - Clean equipment/dishware/utensils stored below soap or paper towel dispenser exposing the items to drips from people's hands. Observed clean cooking pots stored underneath paper towel dispenser at 3 compartment sink. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
24-28-4
Basic - Cleaned and sanitized equipment or utensils not properly stored. Observed clean plastic food containers stored on floor at dish area. Employee removed items. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
24-07-4
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
10-20-4
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**
23-03-4
High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. **Warning**
12A-07-5
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**
09-01-4
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**
01B-13-4
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**
03A-02-5
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**
03B-01-6
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed food debris inside hand sink next to 3 compartment sink. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
31A-11-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed at back preparation area. **Warning**
31B-02-4
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)