THE FISH HOUSE

Name: THE FISH HOUSE
Address: 102401 OVERSEAS HWY, KEY LARGO, FL, 33037, US
Rating: 85.9

102401 OVERSEAS HWY, KEY LARGO, FL 33037

License #5401466

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85.9 Grade B / 100

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THE FISH HOUSE in KEY LARGO currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 85.9 out of 100 — a B grade — generally clean with some minor or moderate violations on record. This restaurant has 3 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on January 6, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 17 total violations — 5 critical, 5 major, 7 minor.

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Call Back - Complied
[41-15-5] Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles.

Warning Issued
[02C-03-5] Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Observed commercial processed cooked crab container not date marked, as per operator over 24 hours, in reach in cooler at kitchen area. Operator dated during inspection.
[14-01-5] Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed on blackened seasoning container, operator removed during inspection.
[25-32-4] Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Observed establishment is reusing plastic containers for seasonings. Operator removed during inspection.
[29-49-6] Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Pin reach in cooler next to ice machine at kitchen area.
[41-15-5] Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles.
[12B-13-4] Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Observed soda cans and bottles of water inside reach in cooler at kitchen area, operator removed during inspection.
[01C-05-4] Clam/mussel/oyster tags not maintained in chronological order according to the last date they were served in the establishment. Observed on oyster tags.
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed raw salmon (45F - Cold Holding); raw yellow tail (45F - Cold Holding); raw mahi (44F - Cold Holding); raw grouper (45F - Cold Holding) in reach in cooler at cook line, as per operator less than 3 hours. Operator add ice bags for rapid cooling. Second temperature :raw salmon (42F - Cold Holding); raw yellow tail (41F - Cold Holding); raw mahi (41F - Cold Holding); raw grouper (42F - Cold Holding)
[22-20-5] Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.

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