SANDY'S CAFE AND STORAGE AREA
1026 WHITE ST · KEY WEST · Monroe County · FL 33040
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
14 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
12A-28-4High Priority – Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed Kitchen Cook, touching dirty apron, and then engage in food preparation.
02C-01-5High Priority – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Cook beans dated 3-15-25 kitchen cooler.
Intermediate 5
11-01-5Intermediate – Certified Food Manager or person in charge failed to notify the division of employee diagnosed with Norovirus, Hepatitis A, Shigella spp., Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli, Typhoid fever (caused by Salmonella Typhi) or Salmonella (nontyphoidal). **Corrected On-Site**
11-27-4Intermediate – 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. **Corrected On-Site**
05-08-4Intermediate – No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.
05-13-5Intermediate – Probe thermometer not used to ensure proper food temperatures of cooked time/temperature control for safety food.
05-10-4Intermediate – Probe thermometer not used to ensure proper food temperatures.
Basic 7
24-05-4Basic – Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner.
51-09-4Basic – Establishment did not report seating change that affects the license fee, Clean Indoor Air Act, sewage system approval or other related requirements. Observed 10 seats in the establishment. Hotels in restaurant licenses 0
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Clean top surface of all kitchen counters from excessive dust throughout.
22-16-4Basic – Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Most kitchen, coolers throughout.
21-10-4Basic – Soiled dry wiping cloth in use.
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Observed Cook ham inside kitchen cooler, not covered.
21-09-4Basic – Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 12, 2026 12:02 PM.
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.