Not saying she's a chronic violator — just the kind of operator who finds a temperature alarm inconvenient for her social calendar: Measured statewide: the Florida Keys's chronic density is 2352% above the Florida average. the Florida Keys logs 29 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 3 seafood spots, 1 Argentine Steak, 1 Hostel, and 1 Sports Bar. Filed for the record: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county.
🔥 Alerts
Emergency Orders
3 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: RIVIERA COFFEE SHOP in Key West, Hungry Tarpon Restaurant in Islamorada and GRAND CAFE KEY WEST in Key West ran away with the the Florida Keys count. 3 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: 2 cafes, 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.
- RIVIERA COFFEE SHOPKey West1 HP5 INT4 BASPestScore 204last visit 2026-07-13
- Hungry Tarpon RestaurantIslamorada7 HP1 BASPestScore 751last visit 2026-06-18
- GRAND CAFE KEY WESTKey West4 HP2 INT5 BASScore 425last visit 2025-11-12
Near Miss
29 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 — BARRACUDA DIEGO COMPANY LLC in Marathon, THE HURRICANE LOUNGE AND GRILLE in Marathon and SNOOKS BAYSIDE FOOD TRUCK in Key Largo led the board in the Florida Keys. 29 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.
- BARRACUDA DIEGO COMPANY LLCMarathon3 HP3 INT5 BASPestScore 385last visit 2026-02-05
- THE HURRICANE LOUNGE AND GRILLEMarathon5 HP4 INT4 BASPestScore 594last visit 2026-01-30
- SNOOKS BAYSIDE FOOD TRUCKKey Largo3 HP1 INT1 BASScore 311last visit 2026-01-20
- KEYS FISHERIES MARKET & MARINAMarathon3 HP2 INT5 BASPestScore 375last visit 2026-01-06
- SNOOKS BAYSIDEKey Largo3 HP3 INT7 BASPestScore 387last visit 2026-01-20
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Closed/Delinquent
19 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: PAUL'S BEACH BAR & GRILL in Islamorada, HARPOON HARRY'S in Key West and BOONDOCKS GRILLE AND DRAFT HOUSE in Ramrod Key headlined the the Florida Keys rundown. 19 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Recency split: 3 in the last 90 days and 18 historical. Dated closure signals run from 2019-04-25 to 2026-07-01. Filed for the record: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures.
- PAUL'S BEACH BAR & GRILLIslamoradaclosure score 4
- HARPOON HARRY'SKey Westclosure score 4
- BOONDOCKS GRILLE AND DRAFT HOUSERamrod Keyclosure score 5
- KAYA ISLAND EATS/KEY WEST EMPORIUMKey Westclosure score 5
- BENIHANA KEY WESTKey Westclosure score 5
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⚠️ Caution
Chronic Violation Record
190 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: 190 restaurants with chronic violation records surface in the Florida Keys on the 11-year pattern view, led by SEASIDE CAFÉ AT THE MANSION, SMOKED BBQ. 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.
- SEASIDE CAFÉ AT THE MANSIONKey West3 HP6 INT2 BASScore 362Historical chronic offenderlast visit 11/12/2025
- SMOKED BBQKey West3 HP2 INT4 BASScore 324Active bad actorlast visit 02/03/2026
- LONG KEY BAR AND GRILLLayton13 HP9 INT32 BASScore 1422last visit 2026-04-28
- SNOOKS BAYSIDEKey Largo4 HP4 INT12 BASScore 452last visit 2026-01-20
- MAIN KITCHEN AND TROPICADO & PERLAKey West5 HP3 INT14 BASScore 544last visit 2026-06-09
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✨ Trusted
Most Improved
1 record this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
Papa Legba opened the door, and the inspectors walked in: OCEAN REEF GOLF CLUBHOUSE KITCHEN in Key Largo pulled the heaviest numbers in the Florida Keys. 1 restaurant met the sustained-improvement test: at least four inspections in each 12-month window, recent HP+Critical counts cut by 50% or more, and an active license. OCEAN REEF GOLF CLUBHOUSE KITCHEN in Key Largo dropped HP+Critical counts from 4 to 2 across the two 12-month windows (50.0% better). Gade pi byen: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern.
- OCEAN REEF GOLF CLUBHOUSE KITCHENKey Largo2 BASScore 2
Clean Plates
58 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Bondye bon, but the cooler is not always blessed. In the Florida Keys, 58 licensees kept a clean plate during the Q2 2026 window, meaning they stayed true to the spirit of the lwa and kept their kitchens holy. This is no small miracle; it is the consistency of the spirit. Gade pi byen, mwen wè: CRAIG'S ISLAND TIME CATERING AND FESTIVALS, A MOVABLE FEAST, and THE PINCHO BARGE held their ground. These kitchens are rewarded for staying clean across multiple inspections, avoiding any high-priority violations—those heavy sins that call for a reckoning. The rooster feather pointed straight to CRAIG'S ISLAND TIME CATERING AND FESTIVALS. This operation stretched a high-priority-free run to 12 inspections covering roughly 3 years. Bouki says the spirits of the Keys see this devotion, for the lwa do not reward the lucky, only the constant.
- CRAIG'S ISLAND TIME CATERING AND FESTIVALSTavernier
- A MOVABLE FEASTIslamorada
- THE PINCHO BARGEKey Largo
- ARTIST HOUSEKey West2 BASScore 2
- H2O SUITES - POOL BARKey West1 BASScore 1
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🆕 New
Openings
9 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.
Of course it's the Keys. Of course it is: Current the Florida Keys tally: 9 opening signals. 9 opening records in the current public ledger. Current names include HAVANA ISLAND CAFE BIG COPPITT in Key West, MAROONS SEAFOOD & SMOKEHOUSE LLC in Key West and KREYOL KRAVINGS in Key West. Dated opening signals run from 2026-06-10 to 2026-07-14. 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.
- HAVANA ISLAND CAFE BIG COPPITTKey West
- MAROONS SEAFOOD & SMOKEHOUSE LLCKey West
- KREYOL KRAVINGSKey West
- EL COME COMEKey Largo
- SHRIMP SHACKIslamorada
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