Florida Keys Lobster House

3660 Overseas Hwy, Marathon, FL 33050 · Permanent Food Service · License 5400016

B
Grade B
Safety score 89 of 100
Latest visit: Sep 22, 2026 (7 weeks ago)

What drove the grade

Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. raw fish over cooked rice in slide door coolerHigh priority, repeat · no follow-up needed · 2 other violations

How the score was calculated

  • Starting score100
  • Violations at the Sep 22 routine inspection
    2 high priority (no follow-up needed, 2 repeats), 1 basic
    -11
  • Safety score89

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Inspection history

1 inspection · 1 visit

Routine inspection

3 violations found
  1. First visitSep 22, 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.

    3 violations found:

    • 2 High priority
    • 1 Basic
    What the inspector cited

    High priority2

    • Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. raw fish over cooked rice in slide door cooler

      Repeat violation

    • Code 29, Plumbing and backflow prevention: Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.

      Repeat violation

    Basic1

    • Code 33, Garbage and refuse: Open dumpster lid.

    Official report, on the Florida DBPR website

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

Ready-to-eat food
Food eaten without further cooking, such as salads, sandwiches, deli meats and cooked dishes.
Vacuum breaker, backflow
Plumbing parts that keep dirty water, such as from a mop sink hose, from flowing back into the clean water supply.

Most cited

Food protection and cross-contamination1
Plumbing and backflow prevention1
Garbage and refuse1