Not saying she's a chronic violator — just the kind of operator who finds a temperature alarm inconvenient for her social calendar: Statewide read: the Florida Keys's chronic density is 2352% above the Florida average. the Florida Keys posts 41 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 1 Cuban, 1 French, 1 Gym, and 1 Japanese. Filed for the record: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county.
Emergency Orders
5 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
My new beat has me so grossed out I can't even eat — and here we go: HUNGRY TARPON RESTAURANT in Islamorada, MEAT EATERY AND TAPROOM in Islamorada and PARTY CAKE BAKERY in Key Largo anchored the high end of the the Florida Keys file. 5 emergency-order shutdowns in the 90-day window — DBPR ordered the kitchen closed on the spot. These are the most actionable signals: faster than admin actions, faster than license cancellation, faster than corporate dissolution. Across the Red Alert cohort: 1 Cafe, 1 Gastropub, 1 Hot Dogs, and 1 Seafood. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. Filed for the record: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it.
- HUNGRY TARPON RESTAURANTIslamorada5 HP4 BASPestScore 554last visit 2026-06-18
- MEAT EATERY AND TAPROOMIslamorada5 HP2 INT2 BASScore 522last visit 2026-06-09
- PARTY CAKE BAKERYKey Largo4 HP4 INT7 BASScore 447last visit 2026-04-08
- GRAND CAFE KEY WESTKey West4 HP2 INT5 BASScore 425last visit 2025-11-12
- BEA-LICIOUS GRILLMarathon8 INT3 BASScore 83last visit 2025-07-14
Near Miss
41 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Bouki jumped on the file before I could read it — ISLANDS PANCAKE HOUSE BAR & GRILL BIG PINE KEY FL. in Big Pine Key, BUTTONWOOD GRILL in Key Largo and THE BENT PROP in Cudjoe Key led the board in the Florida Keys. 41 high-priority citations posted in the 30-day window — none of these resulted in an emergency-order closure (those are in Red Alert). They are the near-miss watch list: restaurants that drew inspector attention but stayed open. Any of them could receive a follow-up inspection. The recurring violation labels were HP and INT. Gade pi byen: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now.
- ISLANDS PANCAKE HOUSE BAR & GRILL BIG PINE KEY FL.Big Pine Key5 HP5 INT5 BASPestScore 605
- BUTTONWOOD GRILLKey Largo3 HP6 INT6 BASScore 366last visit 2026-06-19
- THE BENT PROPCudjoe Key3 HP3 INT3 BASScore 333last visit 2026-06-19
- EL SIBONEYKey West3 HP3 INT1 BASPestScore 381last visit 2026-06-17
- BENIHANA KEY WESTKey West3 HP3 BASScore 303last visit 2026-06-17
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Chronic Violation Record
200 records this window
Active enforcement targets and repeat offenders: restaurants carrying emergency-order history, chronic 11-year systemic violation patterns, or cross-flag enforcement tiers.
Bondye bon, but the cooler is not: Manman Brigitte counted these. Gade pi byen, mwen wè: 200 restaurants in the Florida Keys are caught in this eleven-year pattern of bad behavior. The lwa already saw this one coming for these kitchens, mon ami. Cemetery dirt does not lie about a kitchen. NEW YORK PASTA GARDEN in the Florida Keys is at the head of this list of chronic offenders. These places keep racking up violations like they are offering tribute to Baron Samedi himself. The gris-gris bag rattled when I read the inspection date for all these names. This 'eleven-year pattern view' just means the same kitchen keeps failing, again and again. Bondye bon, but the operation is cursed.
- NEW YORK PASTA GARDENKey West7 HP5 INT28 BASScore 778Historical bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 02/24/2026
- PARTY CAKE BAKERYKey Largo8 HP5 INT16 BASScore 866Active bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 04/08/2026
- SNAPPERS KEY LARGO/TURTLE CLUBKey Largo6 HP4 INT8 BASScore 648Historical bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 03/23/2026
- OASIS MEDITERRANEAN CUISINEKey West5 HP8 INT13 BASScore 593Historical chronic offenderlast visit 10/22/2025
- DOCS ON DUVALKey West5 HP3 INT8 BASScore 538Historical bad actorlast visit 12/10/2025
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Closed/Delinquent
35 records this window
Two tiers: confirmed closures (owner-validated posts, news, and external places data that say service has stopped) and DBPR delinquent/inactive licenses (Primary Status Code 45/46) — a regulatory state, not by itself a confirmed closure.
I should be surprised. I am not: PHO KING AWESOME NOODLE BAR in Key West, JULIE'S KITCHEN in Summerland Key and MILAGRO RESTAURANT AND BAR in Key West led the board in the Florida Keys. These are recent closure signals under review, not yet independently confirmed. Filed for the record: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures.
- PHO KING AWESOME NOODLE BARKey Westclosure score 2
- JULIE'S KITCHENSummerland Keyclosure score 2
- JULIE'S KITCHENSummerland Keyclosure score 2
- MILAGRO RESTAURANT AND BARKey Westclosure score 2
- MILAGRO RESTAURANT AND BARKey Westclosure score 2
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New Owners
7 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Papa Legba opened the door, and the inspectors walked in: KREYOL KRAVINGS in Key West, MAROONS SEAFOOD & SMOKEHOUSE LLC in Key West and PIERRE'S in Islamorada owned the top of the the Florida Keys board. 7 ownership-change filings posted in the 30-day window. Trend line: ownership-change volume is even with the last public cut. These are operator turnovers — a new owner-of-record on an existing license — not closures, cancellations, or revocations. Gade pi byen: an ownership-change filing means a new operator took over the license; it does not mean the restaurant closed.
- KREYOL KRAVINGSKey West
- MAROONS SEAFOOD & SMOKEHOUSE LLCKey West
- PIERRE'SIslamorada
- ATLANTIC'S EDGEIslamorada
- EL COME COMEKey Largo
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Chain Activity
6 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
Six chain brands surfaced in a brand rollup across the Florida Keys recently. That means several different business names are all actually being run by the same parent company. My favorite part: those six brands account for 11 total locations. Of those 11 spots, 6 are confirmed closures. They aren't just hiding behind a "closed for renovations" sign; they are gone for good. The big names involved in this shuffle include Ashford Trs Pier House Llc, Dairy Queen, and Hyatt Corp.
- Ashford Trs Pier House LlcFlorida2 flagged locations
- Dairy QueenFlorida2 flagged locations
- Hyatt CorpFlorida2 flagged locations
- Lah Islander Opco LlcFlorida2 flagged locations
- Papa John's PizzaFlorida2 flagged locations
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Openings
12 records this window
New DBPR licenses plus confirmed opening signals: the places that just joined the map and still need their first public-record track record.
Cross-checked the lease — old patrol habit, never gets old: the Florida Keys ledger: 12 opening signals. 28 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 35 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records; 1 reopening, transfer, or reissue records tracked outside the new-opening headline. Current names include CHARLIS SHAVE ICE in Islamorada, HI TIDE SNO-BALLS in Grassy Key and SURF STYLE #170 in Marathon. Ledger type mix: 35 new-license records and 28 announcement-led records and 1 license reissues. Cuisine/venue mix: 31 Unknown and 4 Seafood. Area concentration: 25 KEY WEST and 12 KEY LARGO. Velocity check: 36 opening signals in the last 90 days, 14 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2024-03-15 to 2026-06-23. RiskyEats treats these as opening signals: license issue, announcement, or operational evidence can precede the first routine inspection, so the paragraph does not imply a clean inspection history. Filed for the record: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting.
- CHARLIS SHAVE ICEIslamorada
- HI TIDE SNO-BALLSGrassy Key
- SURF STYLE #170Marathon
- LA CONCHA CUBAN BAKERYKey West
- DANNY'S FOOD TRUCKKey West
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Clean Plates
32 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
The white candle burned out twice on this one: 32 the Florida Keys licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — SANDY PELICAN BEACH BAR & GRILL, KRUST LLC, CLOUDS IN MY COFFEE CATERING among them. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations — the operators rewarded for consistency, not one lucky inspection. SANDY PELICAN BEACH BAR & GRILL stretched a high-priority-free run to 16 inspections covering roughly 4 years. Gade pi byen: a clean plate means the recent inspection record stayed quiet where the state was looking.
- SANDY PELICAN BEACH BAR & GRILLLayton
- KRUST LLCTavernier
- CLOUDS IN MY COFFEE CATERINGMarathon
- DATE AND THYMEKey West
- WESTWINDS HOTELKey West
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