LOBSTER SHACK
86700 OVERSEAS HWY LOT E, ISLAMORADA, FL 33036
License #5428275
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Failing Health Score
How is this score calculated? →LOBSTER SHACK in ISLAMORADA currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 62.4 out of 100 — an F grade — a serious pattern of repeat or critical violations. This restaurant has 4 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on April 21, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 17 total violations — 4 critical, 7 major, 6 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Inspection Completed - No Further Action
- [11-27-4] 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.
- [36-73-4] Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris.
- [01B-02-5] Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed two dozen raw eggs shelf sitting on the shelf out of ambient temperature is 85° for more than four hours. Raw fish thawed in ROP package
- [03A-03-5] Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less. 2 dozen raw shell eggs out of temp for more than 4 hours
- [06-01-5] Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Pizza thawing on shelf
- [02C-02-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Pasta salad not datemmarked
- [03B-01-6] Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.butter 112F
- [03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Uncooked Pizza sitting above fryer
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