HUNGRY TARPON RESTAURANT
HUNGRY TARPON RESTAURANT has 2 health inspections on file for its ISLAMORADA location, with an overall rating of 1.0/5. Food safety practices have remained consistent.
77522 Overseas Highway
Florida, 33036
Monroe County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection Date: 10/17/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 10890285
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan covers soiled in walk-in cooler
- 22-41-4:High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. 0 ppm chlorine / 100ppm Corrected On-Site
- 22-45-4:High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. chlorine @100 pms Corrected On-Site
- 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
- 08A-20-5:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw beef over raw fish beef relocated to other unit. Corrected On-Site
- 01B-14-4:High Priority - Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale.
- 03F-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. A List used instead of time marking item.talked to chef about time mark on hollandaise sauce and he added label Tim marks Corrected On-Site
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.butter 95F put on warmer to reheat **Corrective Action Taken**
Inspection Date: 6/3/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 10850100
- 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
- 36-32-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Ceiling is dripping rain water in dish room
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment between uses.
- 36-27-5:Basic - Kitchen Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Behind dish machine wall soiled
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees.
- 36-50-4:Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Hood filters are greasy and dusty
- 36-22-4:Basic - Walkin cooler Floor area(s) covered with standing water.
- 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Corrected On-Site
- 12A-10-4:High Priority - Employee touched bare body part and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Corrected On-Site
- 29-34-4:High Priority - In kitchen Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb.
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored above food service items
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Cutting board in hand washing sink Corrected On-Site
- 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink.