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THE ISLAMORADA FISHING CLUB 2

80939 OVERSEAS HWY, Islamorada FL 33036

Last inspected May 6, 2025 · 6 visits since October 2023

□ Not on the state's active licence list

This licence isn't in DBPR's current active file, which usually means the business has closed, been sold, or let the licence lapse. Everything below belongs to this licence, not to whoever may be trading here now. The history stays public because it is a public record.

Licence typeFood service
Licence5428415
Grade history
OCT 23
MAR 24
SEP 24
FEB 25
▲ GETTING WORSE

4 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.

Worst finding on record
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
High priority/50-17-3/Warning
Badges — none earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →

Inspection history

6 visits, newest first

May 6, 2025□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection

A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.

0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 1 finding
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation.
Basic/13-04-4/Warning/Return visit Feb 21, 2025 · Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation Time Extended/Return visit May 6, 2025 · No food service employees on site at callback inspection. Time Extended
Feb 21, 2025Call Back - Extension given, pendingRoutine Inspection

A return visit. The problems were not fixed yet and the kitchen was given more time.

0 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
Show 5 findings ▾
Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/
Intermediate/53A-03-7/Warning/Return visit Feb 21, 2025 · Time Extended
Bathroom door left open other than during cleaning or maintenance.
Basic/32-02-4/Warning/Return visit Feb 21, 2025 · Bathroom door left open other than during cleaning or maintenance Time Extended
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense rice,flour
Basic/14-01-5/Warning/Return visit Feb 21, 2025 · Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense rice,flour Warning Time Extended
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation.
Basic/13-04-4/Warning/Return visit Feb 21, 2025 · Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation Time Extended
Equipment in poor repair. Ice machine door is cracked and broken
Basic/14-11-5/Repeat Violation/Warning/Return visit Feb 21, 2025 · Equipment in poor repair. Ice machine door is cracked and broken Repeat Violation Time Extended
Feb 20, 2025Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection

Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 14 recorded, 3 high priority.

3 High priority3 Intermediate8 Basic
Show 14 findings ▾
Container of medicine improperly stored on shelf above food prep table
High priority/41-07-4/Warning
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 cutting celery without wearing gloves employees wash hand and put gloves and discarded the celery stalk
High priority/09-01-4/Corrected On-Site/Warning
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
High priority/50-17-3/Warning
Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/
Intermediate/53A-03-7/Warning
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. observed a container stored in handwashing sink
Intermediate/31A-11-4/Corrected On-Site/Warning
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed prepared beans,soup,sauces in walk-in cooler with no date mark
Intermediate/02C-02-5/Warning
Bathroom door left open other than during cleaning or maintenance.
Basic/32-02-4/Warning
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense rice,flour
Basic/14-01-5/Warning
Dead roaches on premises. Observed one dead roach on the dish room wall and one dead roach on electrical outlet box in dish area pass thru.
Basic/35A-03-4/Warning
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation.
Basic/13-04-4/Warning
Equipment in poor repair. Ice machine door is cracked and broken
Basic/14-11-5/Repeat Violation/Warning
Storage trailer not maintained clean and organized.
Basic/33-34-4/Warning
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Thawing fish at room temperature, at 33F
Basic/06-01-5/Warning
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
Basic/21-12-4/Warning
Sep 6, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
Show 5 findings ▾
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade is soiled, Cutting boards are soiled
Intermediate/22-02-4
Accumulation of lime scale on the inside of the dishmachine.
Basic/16-23-4
Equipment in poor repair. Door on the ice machine is cracked and broken. The walk-in freezer is not cooling. The technician was called and a new compressor will be installed today. Most tcs food was relocated to stand up unit, and the interior door was opened from the walk-in cooler to help maintain temperature below 41F. Microwave open switch is broken
Basic/14-11-5
Ice machine machine exterior soiled.
Basic/23-01-4
Single-service articles improperly stored on the floor
Basic/25-05-4
Mar 1, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
Show 4 findings ▾
At the bar Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
Basic/51-11-4
Faucet/handle on hot water at hand wash does not turn at plumbing fixture.
Basic/29-09-4
Micro wave is in poor repair, the door push button is broken. The ice machine door is broken and falling off the hinges when opened
Basic/14-11-5
Outdoor bar Beer cooler gaskets soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
Basic/23-03-4
Oct 19, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection

Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic

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.