Herbies Bar and Chowder House

6350 Overseas Hwy, Marathon, FL 33050
Seafood
Last inspected: Oct 31, 2025
58
Score
Medium Risk

Herbies Bar And Chowder House, located at 6350 Overseas Hwy in Marathon, FL, had a recent inspection on 2025-10-31 resulting in a moderate risk score. This inspection noted three critical and two minor violations, including issues with food storage, an open dumpster lid, and improper sanitizer strength in the dish machine. Corrective actions were taken on-site for food storage, and manual sanitization was implemented for dishes until the dish machine could be repaired.

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Inspections
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Critical latest
0
Major latest
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Minor latest
Inspection History
Oct 31, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 2 minor violations.
58
May 30, 2025
Complaint Full
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
70
May 30, 2025
Complaint Full
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
70
May 8, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 4 minor violations.
70
Jan 16, 2025
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
86
Jun 14, 2024
Routine - Food
3 minor violations.
86
Oct 31, 2023
Food-Licensing Inspection
1 minor violation.
95
Oct 31, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
61
Jan 20, 2023
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
47
Violations — Oct 31, 2025 Inspection
Basic - Food stored on floor , container of raw chicken on the floor in prep room **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
Basic - Open dumpster lid.
33-16-4
High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Chlorine @0ppm the triple sink was set up for sanitation until dish machine is repaired quaternary ammonium is it 200 PPM **Corrective Action Taken**
22-41-4
High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Chlorine @0 ppm in dishwasher Triple sink is set up to sanitize dishes. Quaternary @200ppm
22-45-4
High Priority - 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. Chlorine @200+ in sanitizing buckets **Corrected On-Site**
41-15-5
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)