LAZY LOBSTER RESTAURANT

102770 OVERSEAS HIGHWAY, KEY LARGO, Monroe County. DBPR licence 5401684. 7 inspection visits from 2023-09-14 to 2025-12-23.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2025-12-23: complaint inspection, 2 high-priority, 3 intermediate, 7 basic violations

3 of 4routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Monroe County average that year (1 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

2inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Monroe County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2025-12-23	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	3	7		12 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-08-16	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-08-15	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	4	1	3		8 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-04-03	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	3	0.95	5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2024-12-02	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	6	0.95	8 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles
2024-02-27	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	4	2	9	1.32	9 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x3) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x2) 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly (x2)
2023-09-14	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	4	3	1.32	6 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly

A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.