LIGHTSEY'S FISH COMPANY AND RESTAURANT INC
1506 S PARROTT AVE, Okeechobee FL 34974 · 863-763-4276
Last inspected May 18, 2026 · 6 visits since September 2023
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— STEADY
5 inspections within 7 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. Employee was cutting lemons with bare hands. The lemons were being used per employee for drinks at bar. Operator threw out lemons.
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
May 18, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 4 findings
Time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from ambient temperature to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within four hours. See stop sale. Made yesterday per operator prep list : Inside Walk in Cooler Collards (49F - Cold Holding). Operator discarded.
Equipment in poor repair: corner of ice machine broken.
Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Operator will discard.
Stored food not covered. Blanched potatoes and fried green tomatoes not covered in Waiting side Walk in Cooler. Operator covered.
Sep 10, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
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Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb.
Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. Two tags dated 8/12/25 no marked last shucked.
Equipment in poor repair corner of ice machine broken.
Floor and wall junctures with broken cove in warewashing areas.
Stored food not covered: boiled potatoes. Operator covered.
May 15, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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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. Employee was cutting lemons with bare hands. The lemons were being used per employee for drinks at bar. Waitresses grabbed cut lemon at back waiting station with bare hands. Waitress threw out those lemons.Operator threw out lemons.
Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. Employee was cutting lemons with bare hands. The lemons were being used per employee for drinks at bar. Operator threw out lemons.
Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. Operator cleaned and sanitized.
Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
Dec 11, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
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Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Soap, and windex over food containers. Operator removed and stored correctly.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime: cutting boards on line.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Small ramekin in coleslaw used for portions. Operator removed.
Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
Stored food not covered. Corn chowder not covered at waiting station. Operator covered.
Mar 22, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
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Server handled soiled dishes or utensils and then picked up plated food, served food, or prepared a beverage without washing hands. Server did not wash hands before starting to fill single serving container. Server washed hands.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing : as dump sink at bar.
Provided Operator with the Food Reporting Agreement, not all employees were able to sign by completion of inspection. Operator will have all others sign by next routine inspection.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food, in corn and diced tomato chutney. Operator removed.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable on line.
Sep 27, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate5 Basic
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No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths, for bar triple sink: quaternary.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Stuffed potatoes on line no date mark. Operator date marked.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food in salt. Operator removed.
Ceiling and light cover in walk in cooler soiled. Operator will clean.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable on li e.
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Gouda mashed potatoes with old cobra label in walk in cooler.
Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface in the center area. Operator will repaint.
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.