THE JERK
508 SOUTHARD UNIT 101 · KEY WEST · Monroe County · FL 33040
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
Counts reported for this inspection visit.
All DBPR Inspector Observations
17 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Observed employee cleaning and touching the trash can with bare hands and proceeded to take out food from oven to serve to customer. Coached employee to wash hands properly. **Warning**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cooked beans (98F – Hot Holding) at prep table. As per employee prepared less than 2 hours. Employee started reheating. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Intermediate 5
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed white cutting board at prep area heavily soiled. **Warning**
16-37-1Intermediate – No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. **Warning**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed no paper towels at hand sink by three compartment sink. Employee provided. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. Observed no soap at hand sink cook line by three compartment sink. Employee provided. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed cooked chicken stew,cooked oxtails and cooked chicken thighs bbq not dated at reach in cooler across hand sink by three compartment sink. As per employee prepared a day prior. Employee dated. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic 10
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed ceiling heavily soiled by prep area and cook line. Observed vents dusty by cook line and prep area. **Warning**
24-05-4Basic – Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Observed clean containers not inverted above oven by three compartment sink. **Warning**
50-09-4Basic – Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. **Warning**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Observed reach in cooler gaskets torn by prep area. **Warning**
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Observed floor soiled by cook line and under three compartment sink. **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Observed seasoning container stored on floor by soda cooler. Observed cooking oil stored on floor by big reach in coolers gaskets soiled. **Warning**
36-24-5Basic – Hole in or other damage to wall. Observed wall damage by cook line. Observed holes by wall by prep area behind reach in cooler. **Warning**
29-27-4Basic – No mop sink or curbed cleaning facility provided at establishment. Observed mop sink disconnected by three compartment sink. **Warning**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed outside of microwave greasy and soiled. Observed reach in coolers gaskets soiled by prep area. **Warning**
36-27-5Basic – Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed behind ovens across three compartment sink. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 19, 2026 2:19 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
4 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.