Butterfly Cafe
2600 Overseas Hwy, Marathon, FL 33050 · Permanent Food Service · License 5428033
What drove the grade
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41°F.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Aug 11 routine inspection2 high priority (1 no follow-up needed, 1 fixed on the spot), 1 intermediate, 2 basic-11
- Safety score89
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitAug 11, 2026 No follow-up needed
Met the state's inspection standards; the inspector didn't need to come back. Any violations cited still count toward the grade.
5 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority2
Code 03, Food out of temperature: Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41°F.
Risotto 44°F In walk-in cooler . As per manager they had a delivery today and the walk-in cooler door was open a lot.
Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food.
Raw beef and raw fish stored over cooked bacon in lift lid unit on cook line
Fixed on the spot
Intermediate1
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Food-contact surface , the can opener blade,
soiled with food debris
Basic2
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Low boy single door cooler in poor repair.
No food in unit. A new unit is on order
Code 31, Handwash sinks and supplies: No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees @ .
Cook line
Reading this report
Priority levels
- High priority The problems most likely to make someone sick directly.
- Intermediate Could lead to a high-priority problem if not fixed.
- Basic Best practices and general upkeep.
Terms in the inspectors’ reports
- Time/temperature control for safety food
- Food that has to be kept hot, at 135°F or above, or cold, at 41°F or below, to stay safe: meat, seafood, eggs, dairy, cooked rice and beans, cut melons and the like.
- Ready-to-eat food
- Food eaten without further cooking, such as salads, sandwiches, deli meats and cooked dishes.
- Food-contact surface
- Anything food touches, such as cutting boards, utensils, counters and the inside of ice machines.