The Island Fish Company

12468 Overseas Hwy, Marathon, FL 33050

Passed · Sep 15, 2026 Directions
64
Poor BiteKarma score 64 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Last inspected Sep 15, 2026: passed with 7 violations, 1 critical.
  • Passed 5 of 7 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Keeps coming up: Time and temperature control for safety foods, cited 7 times, plus 12 other repeat issues.
  • #7 in Marathon's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
  • 17 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 7 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Sep 15

    Routine Inspection

    7 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Single-service and single-use items
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
    • Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
    • Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  3. Failed Mar 5

    Callback Reinspection

    5 violations, 3 critical
    • Critical Bare hand contact with ready-to-eat food; alternative operating procedure
    • Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
    • Critical Approved source
    • Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
  4. Failed Mar 4

    Complaint Inspection

    8 violations, 4 critical
    • Critical Bare hand contact with ready-to-eat food; alternative operating procedure
    • Critical Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
    • Critical Approved source
    • Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
    • Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
    • Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
    • Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
  5. Passed Jan 30

    Routine Inspection

    8 violations, 3 critical
    • Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
    • Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
    • Critical Bare hand contact with ready-to-eat food; alternative operating procedure
    • Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
    • Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
    • Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
    • Minor Time/temperature control foods properly thawed

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