THE CAFE
509 SOUTHARD ST · KEY WEST · Monroe County · FL 33040
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
11 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 1
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cheese (48F – Cold Holding) inside 3 doors reach in cooler located by the exit door, for less than 4 hours as per operator. Operator replaced the food items to another equipment. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Intermediate 1
05-08-4Intermediate – No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. **Warning**
Basic 9
32-02-4Basic – Bathroom door left open other than during cleaning or maintenance. Customer restrooms. **Warning**
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. **Warning**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Observed reach in cooler with ambient temperature of 55°F, located by the back door. **Warning**
36-17-5Basic – Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. At warewash area. **Warning**
36-11-4Basic – Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Observed plywood in dish room. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
29-27-4Basic – No mop sink or curbed cleaning facility provided at establishment. **Warning**
14-33-4Basic – Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. **Warning**
21-44-1Basic – Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Observed sanitation bucket on preparation table. Operator removed it. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed frozen shrimp, fish thawing in standing water on three compartment sink. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 11, 2026 11:52 AM.
Violation category totals
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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.