PIRATES COVE
617 FRONT ST · KEY WEST · Monroe County · FL 33040
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
9 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
09-01-4High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed the bar tender cutting oranges not wearing gloves. The owner had the bartender wash his hands and put on gloves and wash the cut oranges. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-04-5High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Observed raw salmon over fruit in the reach in cooler.
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed butter packs (56F – Cold Holding) in the front counter wait station. As per the owner they were put there approximately two hours ago. The owner moved them to a different cooler.
Intermediate 1
16-37-1Intermediate – No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.
Basic 5
06-09-1Basic – Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Observed tuna (36F – Cold Holding) still in the vacuum. The owner put them back in the freezer. **Corrective Action Taken**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Observed a large plastic container with cooking oil on the floor by the back door.
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer. Observed in the glass door freezer. **Repeat Violation**
10-07-4Basic – In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed two utensils in water with a temperature or 79°F. The owner turned on the stove to heat it up. **Corrective Action Taken**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed the reach in cooler gasket and door soiled.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 15, 2026 7:49 AM.
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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.