BANANA CAFE
1215 DUVAL ST · KEY WEST · Monroe County · FL 33040
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
25 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
12A-27-4High Priority – Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. In the cook line observed an employee cracked raw shell eggs and contaminated prepping food without washing hands first. **Warning**
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 cook whipped his face with his Wet wiping cloth used to wipe his station and continued preparing food without washing hands. Spoke to employee and manager and explained the importance of hand washing. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
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 employee touched cooked sausage with bare hands. Employee reheating food. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
14-86-1High Priority – Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Observed a wiping cloth used to cover clam, stored in a container in the walk in cooler. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In Reach in cooler located in the cook line observed cheese (46F – Cold Holding); ham (49F – Cold Holding); crepes batter (50F – Cold Holding); cut tomatoes (57F – Cold Holding), as per employee held in this unit for less than 4 hours. Employee placed all affected food items in ice to rapidly cool down. **Warning**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. On the stove observed sausage (113F – Hot Holding); cooked potatoes (110F – Hot Holding), as per employee for less than 4 hours, operator started to heat up the food. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Intermediate 5
14-16-4Intermediate – Multiuse food-contact surface not smooth, free of breaks/cracks/chips/pits/crevices. Soup bowl rim chip in multiple areas. **Warning**
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. In the ladies bathroom. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
03F-10-5Intermediate – No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
02D-02-4Intermediate – Packaged food not labeled as specified by law. Honey in a squeeze bottle not labeled. **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. In the walk in cooler observed a container with cooked onions, as per employee held in the cooler for over 24 hours not date marked. **Warning**
Basic 14
24-05-4Basic – Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Containers not stored inverted above the preparation table by the walk in freezer. **Warning**
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Warning**
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Walk in cooler floor soiled. **Warning**
08B-47-4Basic – Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. By the walk in cooler observed gallons of cooking oil stored on the floor and a sack of raw onion stored on the floor by the door exit, a container with raw steak stored on the walk in cooler floor. **Warning**
14-38-4Basic – Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Observed plastic container lid poked with holes, stored in the oven located in the kitchen, employee removed lid and coved container with a new lid. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. **Warning**
10-07-4Basic – In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Ice cream scoop in water at 99F. **Warning**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Storage Shelf above the dishwasher surface soiled with grease, food debris. Reach in cooler located in front of the fryers gasket soiled. **Warning**
12B-13-4Basic – Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Observed an employee water bottle stored in the reach in cooler located in front of the fryers in the cook line. **Warning**
14-33-4Basic – Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Reach in cooler located in the bar area. **Warning**
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Reach in cooler in the Expo station. **Warning**
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Sausage stored in a container in the walk in cooler not covered, employee covered it on site. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
14-17-4Basic – Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. **Warning**
21-02-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth used to wipe tableware or carry-out containers. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 24, 2026 11:46 AM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
7 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 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.