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FLORIDA KEYS AQUARIUM ENCOUNTERS

11710 OVERSEAS HIGHWAY, Marathon FL 33050 · 305-393-0334

Last inspected Jul 29, 2025 · 3 visits since October 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats48
Risk levelRisk Level 1
LicenceSEA5428237
Grade history
OCT 23
DEC 24
JUL 25
▼ IMPROVING

3 inspections trending up, 14 points better than where it started.

Worst finding on record
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
Intermediate/11-27-4/Corrective Action Taken
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Inspection history

3 visits, newest first

Jul 29, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 3 findings
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense sugar
Basic/14-01-5
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
Basic/51-11-4
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
Basic/21-12-4
Dec 10, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 1 finding ▾
Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. The lift lid unit holding salad items is at 50 F ambient temperature. As per Asia the lift lid unit was opens and container removed for cleaning and restocking item
Basic/14-74-7
Oct 4, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority2 Intermediate3 Basic
Show 6 findings ▾
Vacuum breaker missing at outside hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb.
High priority/29-34-4
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
Intermediate/11-27-4/Corrective Action Taken
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.
Intermediate/11-26-1/Corrective Action Taken
Ice scoop handle in contact with ice.
Basic/10-08-5/Corrected On-Site
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.
Basic/51-13-4/Corrective Action Taken
Unwrapped single-service plastic forks, knives, spoons, utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched.
Basic/25-02-4/Corrected On-Site

This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.