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Key West Sushi / Japanese Guide

FRI public-record essay for sushi / japanese restaurants in Key West.

Key West's Sushi / Japanese scene separates into public-record tiers: legacy, specialist, moderate, and modern creative. FRI classifies format and discipline from public records only. It does not infer cultural ownership from names; owner/operator references are limited to Sunbiz and DBPR entities.

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By FRI Editorial Desk · Classification guide

Validated open entries24
Confirmed closures0
Inspection/safety overlays10
Filtered candidates0

Classification Legend

owned

Public-record owner match

operated

Public-record operator match

legacy

20+ year license history

FRI does not infer cultural ownership from names. Classifications are based on public-record entity, license age, category, and format signals.

Takeout & Markets

$ · 2016

Bad Boy Burrito

  • Unverified

103 Mastic St, Islamorada

Chef/operator credit from public record: not resolved.

Casual & No-Frills takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

$ · 2022

Forks & Stix

30945 Ave A Ste A, Big Pine Key

Chef/operator credit from public record: MILETTI LISA L.

Casual & No-Frills takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

$ · 2023

Take Two

  • Unverified

80401 Old Highway, Islamorada

Chef/operator credit from public record: not resolved.

Casual & No-Frills takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

$ · 2024

Take Two

  • Unverified

104080 Overseas Hwy, Key Largo

Chef/operator credit from public record: not resolved.

Casual & No-Frills takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

Moderate

$$ · 2017

Atlas Izakaya

500 Truman Ave Ste 9, Key West

Chef/operator credit from public record: ATLAS IZAKAYA, LLC.

Modern Casual takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

High-End & Omakase

$$$ · 2016

Thai Island Restaurant

711 Eisenhower Dr, Key West

Chef/operator credit from public record: THAI ISLAND RESTAURANT LLC.

Full-Service & Polished takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is elevated at 1.5x the peer alert threshold. Emergency-order history: 3 event(s).

$$$ · 2016

Lalo’s Bar & Restaurant

11399 Overseas Hwy Unit 123, Marathon

Chef/operator credit from public record: EYG GROUP CORP.

Late-Night & No-Frills takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is elevated at 1.4x the peer alert threshold.

$$$ · 2016

Benihana Key West

3591 S Roosevelt Blvd, Key West

Chef/operator credit from public record: HORAY RESTAURANT GROUP, LLC.

Full-Service & Polished takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

Tradition-Focused

$$ · 2017

Sushi Sake

  • Unverified

103400 Overseas Hwy #108, Key Largo

Chef/operator credit from public record: not resolved.

Late-Night & No-Frills takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range. Emergency-order history: 2 event(s).

$$ · 2024

Seagrass

2802 N Roosevelt Blvd, Key West

Chef/operator credit from public record: THAI CUISINE OF KEY WEST, INC..

Modern Casual takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is running 4.9x the peer alert threshold.

$$ · 2016

Key Thai Restaurant and Sushi Bar

99611 Overseas Highway, Key Largo

Chef/operator credit from public record: KORACHA LLC.

Late-Night & No-Frills takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is running 2.4x the peer alert threshold.

$$ · 2016

Takara Japanese Restaurant

3740 Overseas Hwy, Marathon

Chef/operator credit from public record: TAKARA JAPANESE RESTAURANT, INC..

Modern Casual takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is running 2.4x the peer alert threshold.

$$ · 2016

Sushi Song

925 Duval St, Key West

Chef/operator credit from public record: SUSHI SONG IZAKAYA, LLC.

Modern Casual takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is running 2.1x the peer alert threshold.

$$$ · 2016

Kaiyo

81701 Old Hwy, Islamorada

Chef/operator credit from public record: KAIYO, LLC.

Modern Casual takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is elevated at 1.7x the peer alert threshold.

$$ · 2017

J Dao Sushi Thai

91260 Overseas Hwy, Tavernier

Chef/operator credit from public record: J-DAO, LLC.

Modern Casual takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is elevated at 1.6x the peer alert threshold.

$$ · 2016

Num Thai Restaurant

103200 Overseas Hwy Ste 3, Key Largo

Chef/operator credit from public record: TIKI THAI RESTAURANT, LLC.

Late-Night & No-Frills takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

$$ · 2016

Thai Cuisine

513 Greene St, Key West

Chef/operator credit from public record: GREENE THAI, LLC.

Late-Night & No-Frills takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

$$ · 2022

Shima

88005 Overseas Hwy Suite 16 & 17, Islamorada

Chef/operator credit from public record: SHIMA SUSHI, LLC.

Modern Casual takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

Modern Creative

$$ · 2016

Dragon & Rooster

626 Duval St, Key West

Chef/operator credit from public record: DRAGON & ROOSTER CORP..

Modern Casual takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

Methodology and Audit

Entries clear the FRI cascade on DBPR status, closure vetting, and cuisine attribution. Identity enrichment (DBPR/OSS/Sunbiz name agreement, geocoded address, city/county consistency, plus cached Google/Foursquare/Yelp verifier context) refines a listing but is no longer a publish gate: a DBPR record that fails only enrichment is still shown rather than dropped. A record that cannot be matched to an identity is marked "Unverified DBPR Record" and its unverified corporate/website/social attribution is withheld; a record that cannot be geocoded is recorded as un-located. Failures and enrichment levels are written to output/cuisine_essay_audit.parquet for operator review.

24 of 24 candidate evaluations published (100.0%); 5 marked unverified (no identity match), 4 recorded as un-located (no geocode). Audit log: output/cuisine_essay_audit.parquet.

Data sources: FRI Cuisine Essays. Built from DBPR public inspection records, Florida Sunbiz business filings, and Foursquare/OSS location data. All counts are derived from public records — no estimates or projections unless labeled as forecast.