Not saying she's a chronic violator — just the kind of operator who finds a temperature alarm inconvenient for her social calendar: Florida baseline first: the Florida Keys's chronic density is 2352% above the Florida average. the Florida Keys counts 25 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 seafood spots, 1 Bar, 1 Chinese, and 1 Cocktail Bar. Filed for the record: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county.
Emergency Orders
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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 carried the front of this 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 RestaurantIslamorada7 HP1 BASPestScore 751last 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
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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 — ISLAMORADA PIZZA COMPANY in Islamorada, BAGATELLE RESTAURANT in Key West and MAIN KITCHEN AND TROPICADO & PERLA in Key West carried the front of this the Florida Keys file. 25 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. ASHFORD TRS FIVE LLC drew 2 of these across its 4 FL locations. Gade pi byen: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now.
- ISLAMORADA PIZZA COMPANYIslamorada3 HP1 BASScore 301last visit 2025-12-04
- BAGATELLE RESTAURANTKey West3 HP16 BASPestScore 366last visit 2026-06-09
- MAIN KITCHEN AND TROPICADO & PERLAKey West3 HP3 INT15 BASPestScore 395last visit 2026-06-09
- POOL BAR & GRILLKey West3 HP2 INT7 BASPestScore 377last visit 2026-06-09
- PIERRESIslamorada4 HP1 INT1 BASScore 411
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Chronic Violation Record
186 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.
The white candle burned out twice on this one: 186 restaurants with chronic violation records surface in the Florida Keys on the 11-year pattern view, led by NEW YORK PASTA GARDEN, SNAPPERS KEY LARGO/TURTLE CLUB. The full repeat-offender record sits below. Gade pi byen: chronic violation record is our shorthand for an 11-year repeat-offender pattern, not a verdict on the operator.
- NEW YORK PASTA GARDENKey West7 HP5 INT28 BASScore 778Historical bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 02/24/2026
- 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
- FOUR MARLINSKey West4 HP6 INT7 BASScore 467Active chronic offenderCurrently Activelast visit 01/27/2026
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Closed/Delinquent
27 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.
Day drinkers before sundown have a lovely time. Down here, on the inspection beat: BRASS MONKEY in Marathon, MR C'S GOURMET ICE CREAM SORBET AND GELATOS in Islamorada and PIRATE SEAFOOD in Key West owned the top of the the Florida Keys board. 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.
- BRASS MONKEYMarathonclosure score 2
- MR C'S GOURMET ICE CREAM SORBET AND GELATOSIslamoradaclosure score 2
- PIRATE SEAFOODKey Westclosure score 2
- PAUL'S BEACH BAR & GRILLIslamoradaclosure score 1
- WOODY'SIslamoradaclosure score 1
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Chain Activity
6 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
Six chain brands just surfaced in a brand rollup across the Florida Keys. That is just a fancy way for DBPR to say several different companies are absorbing existing restaurant licenses to change who is actually running the show. It covers 11 locations between them, and I have seen this movie before. Of course they did. The shuffle includes Ashford Trs Pier House Llc, Dairy Queen, and Hyatt Corp. Among those 11 spots, 6 are already FSQ-confirmed closures. My new beat has me so grossed out, I can't even eat.
- 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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Clean Plates
3 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Papa Legba opened the door, and the inspectors walked in to find only light. In the Florida Keys, 3 licensees ran a clean Q3 2026 ledger across multiple inspections. These kitchens have achieved what we call a clean plate—meaning no serious or middle-ground violations were found to disturb the peace. M wè sa nan kafe a — the grounds spell it out for DESSERTS BLISS in Key Largo, PAUL'S BEACH BAR & GRILL in Islamorada, and OCEAN REEF PIZZA in Key Largo. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations. The lwa see these operators are rewarded for consistency, not just one lucky inspection. Bouki hissed when I turned to this entry, but it was a hiss of respect. DESSERTS BLISS in Key Largo stretched a high-priority-free run to 7 inspections covering roughly 1.8 years. Bondye bon, such discipline is rare in these waters.
- DESSERTS BLISSKey Largo
- PAUL'S BEACH BAR & GRILLIslamorada
- OCEAN REEF PIZZAKey Largo